WHY , i don't know
 

why , nobody likes the v6 , are they that bad. i'm a non-racer

not sure.

Because for a little more you can get a LT1/LS1 with a lot more power and still get decent gas mileage.

True, I'm totally with you one that. Hell, my 383 Iroc got better gas mileage than my 3.4 V6 did, but still no reason to hate on the V6 Fbodies. Its not like they're a Honda or anything :)

at least they don't use the optispark, which is the number 1 pain in the ass on these cars with v8

I don't have anything agaisnt them. If everyone had an 8, mine wouldn't be as special :)

whats the pros and cons on the v6 firebird, ( non-racer )

Nothing wrong with a v6 until the driver tries to act like its a v8.

Nothing wrong with the newer 3.8L's. Plenty of parts for them and they last. You if like a car with thrill the V8 is your only option! I was able to get 28.5 MPG hiway out of my LS1 so I stuck with it. Resale on V8's is very strong but V6's might be more sellable as the years go by due to gas prices.

I can't understand buying a performance style car and not getting the bigger motor?

mainly i didn't get the trans am gt because of the optispark and all the electrical problem they have.

I've seen some scary 3.8's out there... most people buy them for insurance purposes, though it doesn't help a WHOLE lot sometimes... but you can mod the shit out of them for what they're worth... bit easier to put a twin turbo setup on a 3.8 than an LS1 ...

but, that all depends on who wants what

Optisparks aren't that hard to change(although time consuming) and they'll last an easy 70,000 miles on a stock/bolt on car, as long as you aren't spinning to 7k rpms they'll last awhile. One guy had his last 267k miles and then he bent a rod. I changed mine a month or two ago, took 3 hours for my first time, and it wasn't hard at all, just remove the fans and jack it up.

My old 94Z Opti made it to 108k miles. I then took it to the dealer to be detailed as I was planning on putting it up on ebay for sale and the dealer steamed the engine and wasted the Opti. You would think a Chevy dealer would know better. They had to replace the Opti for free. I had to wait an extra day but then I sold the car with a new "Opti".

NOW thats lucky