Travis873o

so i'm looking at a 02 ws6 in texas and one of the problems the guy says is that on a hot day the vehicle shuts off like it's going in safe mode or something. however it does it before it overheats.

any thoughts?

98TAjwh

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my thought is to find a car that doesn't have this problem and closer to home.

Travis873o

haha true...but ws6's aren't by any means the easiest car to find.

98TAjwh

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try finding a local forum and search the classifieds there, i bet you can find one that's closer and isn't broken. if you want the ws6 because it's "rare" then fine (assuming you buy one that doesn't already have major problems), but if you bought a regular trans am it's not hard at all to make the same power, and more than a stock ws6.

say you did buy the broke dick car, what are your plans for it?

Travis873o

it already has some mods including a cam and exhaust w/ headers. however, i don't plan to do much to it. it's mainly a daily driver. maybe intake and tune

waterbug1999

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if you want to make it your DD then I would find one thats not modded.. The modded cars you have no clue how its been drivin, at least a stock one hasnt been messed with.

RPM WS6

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WS6 rare? By the end of 4th gen production, they were building more WS6s than base Trans Ams. These cars are not even close to rare.....unless you're talking about a WS6 Formula.

It's so easy in fact, that you don't have to do anything at all. They make the same power stock.

98TAjwh

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hence why i put the rare in quotes. RPM WS6, you can be a real smart ***, you know?

*02WS6TURK*

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I've seen and heard lot's of new Tech members that have recently bought 01-02 WS6..including myself. There out there and relatively not all that expensive to pick up.

Travis873o

the one i was looking at is a formula ws6

RPM WS6

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Not possible.... here's why:

GM stopped production of the WS6 formula at the end of 2000. They were not built in '01 or '02. So if the seller is telling you that the car is an "original, factory WS6 Formula", he is lying to you. You can prove this by checking the RPOs on the SPID sticker (on the driver's door jamb, white sticker with a bunch of 3 digit codes). If the car is in fact an '02, and a Formula, it will not have the WS6 RPO. Only way it could be a real '02 WS6 is if the car is a Trans Am, not a Formula.

...or, he may have just added the WS6 hood, wheels, and badge to a regular Formula. Either way, the RPOs will tell the truth (just make sure the VIN on the sticker matches).

RPM WS6

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No need to shower me with complements.

(I do my best to entertain )

araber89

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Here is a WS6 closer to you. Just check our classifieds here. Not hard to find anything. https://ls1tech.com/forums/vehicle-c...wer-price.html