Double_Trouble99

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aug 28 of 2k was the last time i owned an f-body. a white a4 99z28. everyday since then i have thought about my 99z well fate sure is funny cause this car was meant to be! a white 98 z28 a4 got it a few days ago and i cant stop smiling! i had a t/a roller lined up and it was sold out from underneath me and i was pissed! about an hour later i found this one local to me and it was a done deal after some haggling i handed him $2800 and went home! was told it had 3.73 gears although im not sure if its true yet but does anyone know what rpm should be at 65 w/3.73? any ways gears,shiftkit,slp long tubes,ory,lm1 exhaust is what it has. theres 140k on the clock but im still happy as can be.

for sure needs some tlc im trying to get it back to looking good at the moment "need a bumpercover" and a few other things and hopefully it will be lookin good. then ill buy some go fast parts. anyways just thought id share and welcome any and all comments thanks guys jim.

01ssreda4

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looks nice, great deal. Rpms at 65 with 3.23=1900. With 3.73s should be right at 2300.

bww3588

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nice. thats a smokin deal for that clean of a car. looks like you need the right size tires and a centercap, but for its age and mileage its nice. when you said 2800 bucks, i expected to see something 4 different colors and a parts trail behind it.

good find man.

slo_lt1

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Wow thats a hell of a deal! clean leather and clean engine bay. What kind of work does it need ..if you dont mind me asking

Double_Trouble99

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i wonder whats in there then cause im at 2100 rpms matbe 3.42's?. guess ill have to pull the cover. and thanks for the info.

bww3588

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remember, factory tachs are usually off by 200-300 RPM. atleast every factory F-body tach that ive seen has beem.

Double_Trouble99

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so far a nose cone,drivers seat cause of rip,passenger head light,swing out cup holder and yeah the two rear covers on the wheels are gone lol it bugs the crap out of me, and theres some shobby brake work around the abs unit "see pic" and im sure theres going to be more.. going to change all fluids,plugs ect. just give it a good tune up/maintenace once over. going to throw my wide band in and i got a lid coming and im going to send the ecu out for a tune cause the air/egr **** has not been turned off.

and thanks for the comments fellas!

Double_Trouble99

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i thought of that.. maybe its not spot on so ill just pull the cover and check.

Double_Trouble99

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whats the factory tire size?

bww3588

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245/50-16 most likely.

some had the 235/55-16 but these cars had the speedlimiter at 108 because this size tire isint speed rated above that. the 245's were an option as well as Z speed rated, so the speed limiter was raised to 162. best way is to just look at the sticker inside the drivers door.

and if you know someone with a tuner of some sort, (hp tuners, efi live etc...) you can get an accurate RPM and just do the math to figure out your rear end gears without pulling the cover. i dont know the formula off the top of my head, but if you know RPM's, tire diameter and MPH you can figure it out.

to simplify the math sorta, read your RPM's in D, not OD so the overall tranny ratio is 1:1

Double_Trouble99

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thanks for the info bww

01ssreda4

iTrader: (96)

I would check the tire size issue first and if thats not it I would likely think 3.42s. The factory tachs may be off a couple hundred rpm at WOT and 6K but not cruising in 4th. All auto cars verify speed/mph/gears and we all match up perfect. Hell I guess all our tachs are off by 300 in the same direction huh

Double_Trouble99

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lol..

FST SS

The tachs are only off on acceleration, meaning as the motor ramps up the tach lags behind about 300 rpm's. once you hit crusing speed they catch up real quick.

01ssreda4

iTrader: (96)

Good, we agree

zacht

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yeah man! sweet find! slightly modded LS1 car for under 3 grand, lot of options for you man!

Double_Trouble99

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^^^thanks! im very happy with what i paid for it,makes dumping money into it that much easier lol.

UNmolestedTA

You got a good deal. I just paid 4500 for 98 formula with 142k.