Always wanted, now own
05-18-2008, 05:27 PM
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Always wanted, now own Always wanted a Firebird, so I got the next most practical thing, a Grand Prix GTP....
Tweaked that a little to bring it into the high 13's with relatively little cost, any lower than that and you start to loose the reliability that I need with my daily driver.
So I started looking around for alternatives and a fast white 98 Formula coupe was up for sale. Had always wanted one, love going to the shows and seeing them, old and new.
The vehicle seen in this thread: https://ls1tech.com/forums/vehicles-sale-lsx-powered-only/906586-fs-1998-formula-firebird-6000-a.html
Is now mine
The path I suppose I should go is rear-end>heads/cam>spray It seems to be a popular formula for success. Key is to not go farther than you can afford to fix so until this season is over I'll probably just get tires and a rear-end.
This is my first time driving a RWD performance car. I'm gonna ease into it, key is not getting over confident. I've driven some posi-pick-ups and a small dump in the winter...
This however from a standstill will feel like your floating on a cloud getting up to speed (when you spin the rears a bit) when you really step on it. I gotta love when you brake torque how it really feels like your holding something back. Its that same feeling a truck has in the winter....just not catapulting to 60mph
400lbs (conservatively) lighter than the Grand Prix, and over a 100 more horses at the wheels just brings a smile to my face.
I might not be active on this forum to begin with as I'll act as a sponge and absorb information before chiming in on things I have no clue about
Tweaked that a little to bring it into the high 13's with relatively little cost, any lower than that and you start to loose the reliability that I need with my daily driver.
So I started looking around for alternatives and a fast white 98 Formula coupe was up for sale. Had always wanted one, love going to the shows and seeing them, old and new.
The vehicle seen in this thread: https://ls1tech.com/forums/vehicles-sale-lsx-powered-only/906586-fs-1998-formula-firebird-6000-a.html
Is now mine
The path I suppose I should go is rear-end>heads/cam>spray
It seems to be a popular formula for success. Key is to not go farther than you can afford to fix so until this season is over I'll probably just get tires and a rear-end.This is my first time driving a RWD performance car. I'm gonna ease into it, key is not getting over confident. I've driven some posi-pick-ups and a small dump in the winter...
This however from a standstill will feel like your floating on a cloud getting up to speed (when you spin the rears a bit) when you really step on it. I gotta love when you brake torque how it really feels like your holding something back. Its that same feeling a truck has in the winter....just not catapulting to 60mph
400lbs (conservatively) lighter than the Grand Prix, and over a 100 more horses at the wheels just brings a smile to my face.
I might not be active on this forum to begin with as I'll act as a sponge and absorb information before chiming in on things I have no clue about
06-01-2008, 05:40 PM
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Thanks for the welcomes.
Finally got it insured/regsitered this last week thursday, and must say I love it.
I've put almost 90 miles on it since Thursday 40 miles of work commuting take half and then using it for whatever else I can think off. (but I'd be lieing to say I didn't floor it a few times to "see what happens lol)
Mainly am just learning all its ins and outs, noise and quirks. That way after a track session or some beating I can pick out a problem
With its exhaust...or lack thereof, it puts a smile on my face and most of the people around me, haven't really had many dirty looks. A few people seem to think that its ok to pick up speed when a sporty car puts it turn signal on, but a quick blip of the throttle solves that issue and keeps me in a good mood. Kinda like a bigger dog barking at the smaller dog.
The headers>X-Pipe>turn down setup likes to scrape the turndowns so maybe sending the pipes right out the side is the answer for a bit more clearance but its not to high on the priority list.
I've gotten the following qoutes from the guys at work:
"its got a nice growl to it"
"When it starts it sounds like a bomb going off"
I haven't really done much radio listening, has a good sound track on its own.
Finally got it insured/regsitered this last week thursday, and must say I love it.
I've put almost 90 miles on it since Thursday 40 miles of work commuting take half and then using it for whatever else I can think off. (but I'd be lieing to say I didn't floor it a few times to "see what happens lol)
Mainly am just learning all its ins and outs, noise and quirks. That way after a track session or some beating I can pick out a problem
With its exhaust...or lack thereof, it puts a smile on my face and most of the people around me, haven't really had many dirty looks. A few people seem to think that its ok to pick up speed when a sporty car puts it turn signal on, but a quick blip of the throttle solves that issue and keeps me in a good mood. Kinda like a bigger dog barking at the smaller dog.
The headers>X-Pipe>turn down setup likes to scrape the turndowns so maybe sending the pipes right out the side is the answer for a bit more clearance but its not to high on the priority list.
I've gotten the following qoutes from the guys at work:
"its got a nice growl to it"
"When it starts it sounds like a bomb going off"
I haven't really done much radio listening, has a good sound track on its own.
