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If you put it in L mode it raises the shift points.

An 09 is never getting to a 145 with the 3.9 engine let alone 130.

LTZ doesn't have a speed limiter.

@alexanderkennedy2969 Not by much. The 2012 and up Impalas have a 6 speed tranny which is infinitely better than the junk 4 speeds the 06-09 SS had in them. Also, those 4 speeds go out every 75k.

Was no one checking the oil level? I heard these 3.6 engine are notorious for burning oil if PCv valve ain't modified with a catch can.

@@retiredsnowbunnyhunterx5106 he wasn't that day. In fact, we're not even sure what the issue was. We thought it was the oil but then he said it was the timing chain, but I'm not sure. It acted weird and next thing we know it locked up.

@@thechannelofrandomvideos789 Yep that sounds right. The timing chain stretched. Dirty and low oil will do that. Have to change the oil frequently on these engines. Outside of that it's a fun car to drive. I have an 07 G6 GTP with the old 3.6 six speed. It gets up an go with only 252hp so I can imagine how fast the 2012 Impala your dad have is faster. I use my G6 as a daily driver too but I stay on my oil changes like every 3k with Valvoline extended synthetic oil and good filter as well as change that pcv valve every 9k. So far I haven't seen any oil leak or burning oil. No light or check engine light either. I bought the car used with 155k I now have have 167k. Haven't done that oil catch can either. Seem like the previous owner took good care of it from what I notice. Hopefully your dad can get it back on the road soon. Not sure what the better option would be for him to replace the chains or get another engine.

@@retiredsnowbunnyhunterx5106 he was gonna fix it but he decided to let the Chevrolet dealer handle it. Going back to the car though, yeah it really is fun. Like this dude in the video, he said it's real fun. And we have had our fair share of fun in this car just as much. Surprised people with it a lot cus nobody expects it to spew 300 horses. But it's to be expected since the Camaro RS shares the same engine from what I've heard. It's the cool grandma car lol In all honesty though, it's really fun and quick for a grocery getter. It's a really fun and cool little car.

Well it's GM. They don't make quite as much power as the Fords and Dodges. But that Pentastar will crap out sooner than a GM engine.

@@thedirtybubble9613 I work for Chrysler and I regularly see 3.6 pentastars with 200,000, 250,000 miles, had a ram 1500 with the 3.6 last week with 338,000 miles

@@thedirtybubble9613It’s the opposite. The GM 3.6 is far less reliable than the Pentastar.

Well the 3.6 was used in many other cars like Traverse and Acadia, as well as Impala. So it makes sense they had to do it. These are family cars for the daily commute, not a muscle car used to tear it around. Although both Chevys, Camaro and Impala, are quite monstrous for what they are. Especially Impala since nobody expects it to have a Camaro RS engine besides people who actually know, like me.

impala 3.6 is about .8 secs slower in 0-60 than the camaro - it's a good difference. impala still reasonably fast, if not properly quick, for a budget family sedan. tops out 149 ungoverned. I want a camaro 3.6 or 2.0 but live in a state with snowfall - and also i'm cheap and rather buy 12 year old impalas ngl! camaro maybe in 5-6 years when they are down another 30-50% in value

@@LamelKendrick that'd be a good analogy

Thinking about modding my impala with those exact features 😎

Yup. For starters, making this car FWD was a joke. A car this big and heavy was never meant to be FWD.

No this is a standard model. For '12-'13 model year you had the old body style with the new (at the time) LFX 3.6 V6. Which has a redline of 6900RPM. It's a far better engine than the 3.5 & the 3.9 pushrod motors it replaced.

@@operator91210 Yeah it's a shame GM didn't put the 3.6 in the 2006-2011 Impalas. Those pushrod motors were reliable but just too slow for these heavy cars.

@@thedirtybubble9613 the reason they didn't put it in the '06 was because it wasn't even in development at that point

@@operator91210 The LFX version wasn't. By all means, the previous 3.6 version before the LFX had timing chain issues so maybe it was good they waited until 2012.

@@thedirtybubble9613 the only reason these motors had timing chain issues was because nobody services the car at the required intervals.

Screw that druggie piece of shit. A methhead came and stabbed the tire on my 08 Impala so I can definitely relate. Luckily all we had to do of course was replace a tire, so I'm sorry you actually lost your car because of one. Wish they'd realize what that brainrotting shit does to them

You can't have nice things living in the hood. Envy and jealousy or the mindset of others thinking you think your better than them will get you looked at every time.

yeah live in a better place. i have lived around people who complain about the filth around them all day...they have the means to leave but never do

@@retiredsnowbunnyhunterx5106 but I live in the country about 13 miles from town. The guy that stole my car was from a city about 70 miles away.

@@LamelKendrick I live in the country where most people are good people, with the occasional meth addicted redneck. My car was stolen by a guy from a city 70 miles from me

Sure 9k rpm

I have one. Fast car, but the brakes are terrible. Stops like a sub-compact at high speeds due to the weight, which is why I never got a tune for it. Wish it had good brakes like my 1LE Camaro. That stops on a dime at 150, but even at highway speeds the rotors will warp if you stop too quick, and so bad that it will ruin the calipers. Sucks as otherwise it’s a fun car.

@alexanderkennedy2969 yeah but my Acadia with the same engine and a lot of other family/grocery getter cars with v6’s accelerate the same from zero but have nothing once they hit 60 or 70 this thing still keeps going like a rocket at 100

@alexanderkennedy2969 right and compared to most other sedans with 6 cylinder engines this thing accelerates fast at extremely high speeds unlike most of its competitors during its time

@alexanderkennedy2969 100 percent that’s why these things are so cool along with the Taurus and Chrysler 300 it’s getting to the point where everything is a turbo 4 or even 3 cylinder, its almost to the point where if you want anything with a v6 or v8 you have to get a full size suv or light pick up

@alexanderkennedy2969 yep 4 cylinders will get better mileage when there in vehicles suited for 4 cylinders like a hatchback or a crossover but when you through 4 bangers in full size SUV’s and tune them to make 400lb feet of torque not only will you get worse gas Mileage, those little engines will be done after 100,000 miles.

no, after 3k it digs...

@@MMMovs only because after 3k RPM he pressed it the full way down.

It's the V-tech kicking in.

@@thedirtybubble9613 lol

Definitely don’t recommend for a highschooler.I have one and I’m in highschool.I’ve gotten 2 speeding tickets in it.just because of stupidity

It is the LFX.

that have the same hp so idk

0-60 the LFX V6 will beat a SS but on the top end over 80mph the V8 SS would gain ground. Both have the same top speed. The SS loves to eat transmissions though

A gear that makes the car seem a bit faster I guess. 2012 Impalas in L would rev to 7000 rpm and would select what gear it would shift to.

It allows me to take the rpm all the way 7k. It's not necessarily for more power up there though there's still power being made up at 7k, it's to keep the rpms inside the ideal power range. About 4500-7000 rpms.

It essentially allows you to shift gears manually 1-6.

What issue does it have with the steering?

@@anyconsolegamer8461 supposedly, he said a steering bearing issue. Luckily I heard from my grandfather today that it's been fixed, and is back on the road better than ever.

an lt does not have 300 HP only the SS and ltz have above 300 the 3.5 is below 250

@@LiteEmUp2531 I am not talking about the 3.5 cause I know it has less than the SS. You mean the older models before 2012. I'm talking about the 2012 LT when they fitted the 3.6 V6 VVT in it that has 300 HP. And in this video, it is a LTZ 3.6 which has the same engine.

Well then they had different engine options or I've seen one swapped popped the hood on a black 2012 lt to find the 3.5 🤷

What happened to your Impala? Also I agree. Love impalas from generation 2012 to 2013.

Living the dream currently, it really is surprising how how fast it can switch during revs

What happened with it?

@@thechannelofrandomvideos789 sold it to my best friend haha. So it's still around, just not mine anymore

@@andrewgraham6602 damn bro. Dad has an ‘12 LT and I love it. He just doesn’t use it because of a steering wheel bearing issue or something.

The 08 didn't get this engine they started putting the 3.6 in the impalas in 2012

@@raytruitt4575 i had a 3.6 or the "3600 series"

@@malikmlanzi5493 doesn’t mean that the car is tuned. Impala LS, LT, and LTZ cars after 2012 had a 3.6 V6 VVT in them. They haul ass very much and I speak from experience cause we have a 2012 LT and it hauls so much.

08 had the shit engine, mush slower

@@nyrider8396 yeah exactly. The 2012 and 2013 had more power and fun.

Yeah cause Impalas tend to avoid speeds over 110 so it limits the car to 112 MPH and goes back down to 90 MPH, and some Impalas were able to pull off speeds like 140 MPH. But some impalas with the governor on like the SS will go over 140 with it still on. So it’s pretty self explanatory I guess.

Its not tuned its the ltz

@@Lil_k305 it’s the same engine in the lt,ls and the ltz.

@@georgestewart9657 Is the LTZ more aggressively tuned than the LT/LS models?

@@thedirtybubble9613 Chevy released the vvt (variable valve timing) it’s a high performance engine. They released it in 2011 and it was put on the 2012 and up versions of the impala.

It was in low

Like 18 mpg

@@marleypadilla2706 That's pretty good.

@@thedirtybubble9613 its super smooth at any speed to me. definitely inspires confidence.

I don’t know what to call these engines because it for sure isn’t a Cadillac engine. The 2006-2011 DTS cars accelerate slower than this car does, but he raced a newer Cadillac and it whooped the Impala LT. For sure is not a Caddy pulling that thing.

@@thechannelofrandomvideos789 Pretty sure the Cadillac CTS had this very same engine. Probably made a little more HP than the Impala version like I think the CTS version made like 310 or 315 HP stock.

@@thedirtybubble9613 maybe, but what kind of CTS?

@@thechannelofrandomvideos789 Cadillac CTS coupe, sedan and wagon. Also, according to GM engine authority it was in the ATS sedan, XTS and SRX.

@@thechannelofrandomvideos789 And you have to understand GM restricted so much HP out of the Impala 3.6 in favor of better fuel mileage. The Impala 3.6 had about 15-23 HP less than the other sedans that GM put the LFX in.