2001 Turbo'ed V6 Firebird
12-11-2010, 12:17 PM
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2001 Turbo'ed V6 Firebird Hey Guys,
I need to sell my first performance car (painful), and I have no idea how to price it because it's a weird mix: lots of mods (below), very low miles, great body condition. It isn't fully drivable: black smoke in the exhaust (from a burnt IAT sensor cable is my guess), but I think if I had the time I could get it up and running.
I built this car myself and with the help of some pro friends. It's been drag-raced a little bit (<60 runs I’d say), but always on street tires - high 13's come out when you launch well. It was designed as a daily-driver though, so it's not like this is a trailer queen by any stretch.
I probably spent over $15K on modifications over the years (not to mention the original car). It's been a great ride, but I'm trying to figure out how to sell such a modded car.
Here's the basics:
Car: 2001 Pontiac Firebird V6
Mileage: 34000 miles
Interior: Dark gray panels / gray cloth
Engine: 3.8L V6 (w/ custom turbo system)
Transmission: Automatic
Factory Options:
- Power locks/windows/seats
- Ground effects kit
- 500 Watt Monsoon Sound System w/ CD player, AM/FM, and retractable antenna.
Performance Modifications:
Engine
- Professionally Turbocharged with Custom system (merge collectors, ceramic coated, Precision T3/T4)
- Spearco Intercooler, HKS blow-off value, Turbonetics external wastegate
- MSD DIS-4 ignition system + coil packs/wires
- Custom aluminum air intake box
- Magnaflow 3" stainless exhaust
- HP Tuners custom tuning software ($500 retail)
Suspension
- 17" Chrome Firehawk wheels + Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 tires (90% tread / Y-rated) - Koni single-adjustable performance shocks/struts
- Ground-Control adjustable coil-over kit + stiffer Eibach springs
- "Strano" sway-bars front&rear (setup that won F-Body autocross in 2005)
- Torque arm
Electronics
- Three interior gauges (Autometer Cobalt) were added: Boost, Fuel Pressure and air/fuel ratio.
- A/F is a wideband setup, fed in to the gauge and with it's own display in the center console
- HP Tuners engine tuning software, able to reconfigure virtually any setting for the engine/transmission.
- A currently unused Apexi AVC-R boost controller is concealed in the center console, and also an unused HKS Turbo timer in the glove box
I need to sell my first performance car (painful), and I have no idea how to price it because it's a weird mix: lots of mods (below), very low miles, great body condition. It isn't fully drivable: black smoke in the exhaust (from a burnt IAT sensor cable is my guess), but I think if I had the time I could get it up and running.
I built this car myself and with the help of some pro friends. It's been drag-raced a little bit (<60 runs I’d say), but always on street tires - high 13's come out when you launch well. It was designed as a daily-driver though, so it's not like this is a trailer queen by any stretch.
I probably spent over $15K on modifications over the years (not to mention the original car). It's been a great ride, but I'm trying to figure out how to sell such a modded car.
Here's the basics:
Car: 2001 Pontiac Firebird V6
Mileage: 34000 miles
Interior: Dark gray panels / gray cloth
Engine: 3.8L V6 (w/ custom turbo system)
Transmission: Automatic
Factory Options:
- Power locks/windows/seats
- Ground effects kit
- 500 Watt Monsoon Sound System w/ CD player, AM/FM, and retractable antenna.
Performance Modifications:
Engine
- Professionally Turbocharged with Custom system (merge collectors, ceramic coated, Precision T3/T4)
- Spearco Intercooler, HKS blow-off value, Turbonetics external wastegate
- MSD DIS-4 ignition system + coil packs/wires
- Custom aluminum air intake box
- Magnaflow 3" stainless exhaust
- HP Tuners custom tuning software ($500 retail)
Suspension
- 17" Chrome Firehawk wheels + Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 tires (90% tread / Y-rated) - Koni single-adjustable performance shocks/struts
- Ground-Control adjustable coil-over kit + stiffer Eibach springs
- "Strano" sway-bars front&rear (setup that won F-Body autocross in 2005)
- Torque arm
Electronics
- Three interior gauges (Autometer Cobalt) were added: Boost, Fuel Pressure and air/fuel ratio.
- A/F is a wideband setup, fed in to the gauge and with it's own display in the center console
- HP Tuners engine tuning software, able to reconfigure virtually any setting for the engine/transmission.
- A currently unused Apexi AVC-R boost controller is concealed in the center console, and also an unused HKS Turbo timer in the glove box
12-12-2010, 10:34 PM
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I'm gonna say 10 or 11 but it's gonna be EXTREMELY tough to get that. It's still a V6 and running slower times as a stock LS1, and the LS1 still have more potential than your car. That's why I don't understand people that throw money into the V6. Turbo GN's exception.
Last edited by 00MaroonZ28; 12-12-2010 at 10:46 PM.
12-12-2010, 10:59 PM
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Ya your going to have to find the right buyer for that car. Its not fast enough to get most people attracted unless their into the V6 F-body scene. I sold my V6 Camaro with 95,000 miles on it a year ago for $5,000. I had maybe $2,000 in mods but I had it for 4 years and bought it for $6,000. Go try some V6 f-body forums and see what they say.
