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Old 12-18-2008 | 10:01 PM
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Well guys...Ive been a member of the site for awhile now, but never really made a formal introduction at all, I have a few F-body buddies on here already..just making a late start.

My ride--1999 Pontiac Trans Am WS6, charcoal interior, M6..dont know build #'s or anything yet...bought the car almost 3 yrs ago with 26k on it, now it has about 74k

Nothin too special about it, its my second F-body, my first car was a red 1995 M6 car...got me all the way through high school and started knocking when it dropped oil pressure on the way to my high school graduation...made it all the way to school 20 miles away tho. =)

anyways, my performance mods include

-SLP lid
-Smooth bellows
-SLP loudmouth exhaust
-Hotchkis dual adjustable panhard bar
-Hotchkis lower control arms
-Hotchkis strut tower brace
-Eibach pro kit
-all ARP hardened wheel studs (bastards kept breaking)
i think thats it....the car dyno'd 314rwhp and 356ft. lbs of torque

Ran a 13.31 at 108mph with a 2.8 60ft...hopefully could knock some off that 60ft time and get it down a little lower... (baaaald tires at the time)

Well, thats it for now, hoping to get some good use outta the site, for the most part everyone seems real knowledgable and drive some sick sick cars.

i attached a few pics...the first is the most recent

(the car has been through a few sets of wheels, and somehow the ones i have now are my least favorite. =p)
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Old 12-18-2008 | 10:17 PM
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welcome man. nice car. Are those ADR M sports?
The set of wheels in the the third pic looked pretty good.
Old 12-18-2008 | 10:20 PM
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lol not even close...

They are made by a CHEEAP (and i mean cheap) company called Drifz--wheel is called a Venom i believe...i like the look...but they balanced like ****...dont ride well..same tires on different wheels and it drove like a cadillac.


The wheels in the third pic are american racing rebels (shoulda kept them)
Old 12-18-2008 | 10:21 PM
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how did you put that many miles on your car in a matter of 3 mo?.... sick ride tho
Old 12-18-2008 | 10:36 PM
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says three yrs man..thanks for the compliment tho!
Old 12-18-2008 | 10:38 PM
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its daily driven.
Old 12-18-2008 | 10:50 PM
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Nice car man looks clean as hell for 74k
Old 12-19-2008 | 09:08 PM
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Hey man I`m from Fayetteville hopefully I will be seeing you around here is a pic of my new SS
Old 12-20-2008 | 09:36 AM
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oh true man. They look a bit similar to ADR but have no lip though
Very nice car though
Old 12-20-2008 | 01:33 PM
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Looks nice and clean.. nice ride
Welcome, and happy modding!
Old 12-20-2008 | 01:53 PM
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Thats sooo funny my last name is Rogers and my initals are AR. Welcome Man!!!
Old 12-20-2008 | 02:09 PM
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sounds like you could probably use a tune....get some more ponies out. Good lookin car man!!!
Old 12-20-2008 | 08:12 PM
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'Preciate it man, but do you think i could stand to gain that much out of a tune with just exhaust and a lid, i thought my numbers were decent considering stock the car is (under)rated at 325 hp at the crank, if i add back 15% of my RWHP number to account for drivetrain loss that puts me at about 361 at the crank. (Assuming im right in saying you lose 15% or so through the drivetrain)




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