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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 09:27 PM
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Here's my new firebird. Its my first car and I am really excited about it. I am looking for opinion on what I should do nesxt. Keep in mind that im 17 and can't afford a new engine lol



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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 09:29 PM
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keep it stock and enjoy it
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 09:37 PM
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if its a v6 just keep it the way it is
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 10:15 PM
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You can put a Turbo on it. if not i say stock all the way!
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Leave it stock and start saving for retirement (IRA).
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Urban Legend
Leave it stock and start saving for retirement (IRA).
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 11:43 PM
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Take good care of it, & don't do a bunch of 'ricer' mods, ..., Keep it 'clean'.
Down the road a while you can trade-up for a LT1 or LS1 car.

And Welcome a'board', ...,
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 12:00 AM
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pull the supercharger off a gtp (like 100 bucks on ebay) then rig up some hoses to make it to your intake. lol. Ive been wanting to do that with a 3800 for so long. Youll need a cowl hood.
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by V6Bird4eva
Here's my new firebird. Its my first car and I am really excited about it. I am looking for opinion on what I should do nesxt. Keep in mind that im 17 and can't afford a new engine lol
I know exactly how you feel , my first car was a V6 Camaro , and you wanna mod it and make it look badass , but take it from me keep it stock.I spent a pretty good bit of money on mine and now that I think about it....... it was a waste of money.Keep it as a Daily Driver and dont rag on it and it'll last you a long time.Then you could save you up some money and buy A T/A or Formula (whatever you want) and make the V8 bad ***. Powerdyne makes a centrifugal supercharger kit for your 3800 but its around $3600(RK Sport). Save your money you'll thank us later

P.S. nice car by the way , A4 or T5?

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