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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 08:52 PM
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I recently purchased a 1998 trans Am and am in the process of taking it apart to powder coat parts. While taking it apart I noticed there are no coil brackets,the coils mount right to the valve cover, and the valve covers have the bolts around the edges as oppose to the center mount from my 1999 TA.
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'97-'98 are perimeter bolt, '99 up are center bolt.
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yes they are different
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Is there any way to change from the 98 to say a 02?
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Is there any way to change from the 98 to say a 02?
From what I see I am guessing they are completely different heads then!
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Is there any way to change from the 98 to say a 02?
change your heads to 99+
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