That's chocolate and Vanilla Kat. Take your pick. Aside from the tried and true V8 in many production GM vehicles, the Northstar is the only high performance V8 out there that has come along in recent history. It being aluminum is the source of the problem. It gets hot and sh*t happens. I love my Northstar, but it might crap out on me tomorrow. I hope not, but it could happen to me or it could happen to you in your car if not properly maintained. Most drivers do not do there own work and rely on someone else to do it. If something goes wrong, who you gonna point the finger at? I would bet most folks wouldn't point it at themselves, RIGHT.
I would defend the Northstar, but I know more about it than most folks out there because I chose to learn about it. I love the way she screams at WOT and redlines at near 7000 rpm's. If you were to tach your motor that high, we would see the pistons come through the hood and a puddle of 10W30 on the ground. You wouldn't do it because you know what you are doing, but most folks haven't got a clue. They take their car to Pep Boys or Jiffy Lube and think they are on top of things not knowing that the dingleberry working on there car dosen't give a rip or know about adding coolant pellets to the cooling system.
So bottem line is you take your Vette motor in your Caddy(Vanilla), and I'll take my Northstar(Chocolate) and we both drive away happy.
