help me decide which trans am to buy
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help me decide which trans am to buy
need help on which to buy here are the ones im loking at, please read the specs, please suggest comments on why or why i shouldnt get any of these thanks
http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/invento...ting=123595080
http://www.racingjunk.com/Pontiac/18...-Firebird.html
http://sascars.com/6451603/Detail/Details.aspx
http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/de...1563220/photo/
http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/invento...ting=123595080
http://www.racingjunk.com/Pontiac/18...-Firebird.html
http://sascars.com/6451603/Detail/Details.aspx
http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/de...1563220/photo/
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I like the Navy one personally, lowest miles and looks absolutely stock.....not because I covet a car being stock, but its a clean slate and you get to pick the mods rather than dealing with someone elses choices.
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You posted some very very different cars here.
One looks like a collectors being a low mileage firehawk (and M6).
One seems to be heavily modded and has a turbo kit (auto)
And one is a seemingly stock trans am that is slammed (and an auto).
Do you prefer manual or auto?
What do you want to get out of the car? Show car? Street fun car? Drag car? Roadcourse/ autox?
Do you want to mod the car or keep it close to stock/way you bought it?
Or do you want to tear it apart and mod it heavily?
You have to answer these questions before we know what you want as the choices will be different then.
For example if you want to tear the car apart then I wouldn't go with the collector looking firehawk as the whole point of that car would be to keep it near stock.
If you are looking to make a drag car the turbo car is already setup and making power so that would be a good bang for the buck assuming everything works right, but I would not suggest it if you are not mechanically inclined as you may need to do some work/fixes on the car seeing its already modded - aslo wouldn't suggest this one if you want a auto-x/road course car as the added weight from the turbo wouldn't help.
The Blue ones looks slammed to the ground like I mentioned earlier so you may end up replacing the springs/whole suspension on it if it rides like crap.
One looks like a collectors being a low mileage firehawk (and M6).
One seems to be heavily modded and has a turbo kit (auto)
And one is a seemingly stock trans am that is slammed (and an auto).
Do you prefer manual or auto?
What do you want to get out of the car? Show car? Street fun car? Drag car? Roadcourse/ autox?
Do you want to mod the car or keep it close to stock/way you bought it?
Or do you want to tear it apart and mod it heavily?
You have to answer these questions before we know what you want as the choices will be different then.
For example if you want to tear the car apart then I wouldn't go with the collector looking firehawk as the whole point of that car would be to keep it near stock.
If you are looking to make a drag car the turbo car is already setup and making power so that would be a good bang for the buck assuming everything works right, but I would not suggest it if you are not mechanically inclined as you may need to do some work/fixes on the car seeing its already modded - aslo wouldn't suggest this one if you want a auto-x/road course car as the added weight from the turbo wouldn't help.
The Blue ones looks slammed to the ground like I mentioned earlier so you may end up replacing the springs/whole suspension on it if it rides like crap.
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The Firehawk is way overpriced, as the website says. You also have to take into consideration how far you are willing to travel to get the car and take it home. Personally I would take the navy blue TA because of the low miles. I would never buy a used turbo car that has been raced.
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Depends on what you're looking for. If your intention is to keep the car very low miles or stock to have something to stare at in your garage, the the blue WS6 or even the low mile Firehawks. But judging by selecting the STS, you're looking to Mod. Stay away far far away from a STS kit. Keep your search going..
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Your tastes run the full gamut.
IMO, there's nothing to even consider outside of the NBM for $17k. Ultra low miles, window sticker, clean Carfax (supposedly) which probably can be bought for $15,500 - $16,000 cash this time of year. No way the seller would let you walk away from the driveway with that cash in hand. The rest of the cars you asked about are in ads looking for suckers.
IMO, there's nothing to even consider outside of the NBM for $17k. Ultra low miles, window sticker, clean Carfax (supposedly) which probably can be bought for $15,500 - $16,000 cash this time of year. No way the seller would let you walk away from the driveway with that cash in hand. The rest of the cars you asked about are in ads looking for suckers.
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i already own a 98 trans am, i just installed a 2000 crate motor from pace performance, motor has maybe 1,500 miles on it, car has 106,000, im wanting a 2002 cause the dual exhaust and the ls6 intake, my car has little **** needs fixed as interior, blah.. i want to do full blot ons, headers, mild cam & heads, etc... i just want a strong daily driver that has that sound only a cam can give.heres pic of my 98 trans am
btw, how much do u think i can get for my 98 trans am?
btw, how much do u think i can get for my 98 trans am?
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i already own a 98 trans am, i just installed a 2000 crate motor from pace performance, motor has maybe 1,500 miles on it, car has 106,000, im wanting a 2002 cause the dual exhaust and the ls6 intake, my car has little **** needs fixed as interior, blah.. i want to do full blot ons, headers, mild cam & heads, etc... i just want a strong daily driver that has that sound only a cam can give.heres pic of my 98 trans am
btw, how much do u think i can get for my 98 trans am?
btw, how much do u think i can get for my 98 trans am?
If you want the cam sound add a gm hotcam to the car you have now.
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im done here my head has been spinning for months trying to figure out what to get and im tired of it , going nowhere
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i want to get a better intake, i have now a polished & ported throttle body & a ported maf. my question is the car is a 98 but motor is a 2000 LS1, does ls6 intake fit on 98-2002?. would my fuel rails & injectors work on ls6 intake
im done here my head has been spinning for months trying to figure out what to get and im tired of it , going nowhere
im done here my head has been spinning for months trying to figure out what to get and im tired of it , going nowhere
Why not just do everything you want to the one you own now?
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just imagine having $10k to buy any parts ot upgrades you want, 7 months later u have not bought one part cause it confuses me, my blood is boiling just thinking of this
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ive been wanting to do that for months now, the more research i do on what i want the more confused i get.....
just imagine having $10k to buy any parts ot upgrades you want, 7 months later u have not bought one part cause it confuses me, my blood is boiling just thinking of this
just imagine having $10k to buy any parts ot upgrades you want, 7 months later u have not bought one part cause it confuses me, my blood is boiling just thinking of this