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Old 09-19-2011, 04:45 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by TheEdgeofSanity View Post
I cannot say that they are bad engines, but I would take the 3800 powered intrigue over the 3.5 intrigue any day. They are notorious for burning oil and in terms of the intrigue, they actually accelerate slower than the 3800 intrigue because of less low-end torque. The 3800 is just as good on gas, if not better.

Yeah the northstars have the same problem with the oil. The 3800 is better on gas because its a OHV single valve and the 3.5 is DOHC.
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