Hello From Canada!
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Hello From Canada! Hello, all.
My name's Jason, and I'm from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
I've got a '95 Trans Am (not an LS, I know. ;_; ), and have had it for about two years now. She's laid up for the winter, but she'll be back come spring time. Been dyno'd at 363 whp and 356 wtq, and unfortunately still runs stock wheels out back with 255's on 'em.
Interestingly, I guess, my interest in F-Bodies was only recent. My friend bought a 3rd gen Camaro with a 350, and I was... surprised, to say the least, at how much 'oomph' it had - at the time, I was big into AWD Japanese steel.
Now, the thing is, I like his Camaro a lot, but I wanted something modern. Always been into the cutting edge, and I want a corner carver, not a muscle car - which is sort of an ignorant statement, given that the 3rd gen was one of the best handling cars of it's time - so I really took a shine to the 4th gen. I wanted an LS1, obviously. And I originally wanted a Formula, but when I stumbled across this TA, and saw how absolutely insanely meticulous it's owner was... well, I basically knew I was gonna be in debt to the bank the instant I saw it.
Ironically, the only mods done to improve handling are slightly better tires (not really a mod; they're only 10 mm wider than stock), and a strut tower brace from Hotchkis. So I kind of went against my own goals.
So now it's hook and suspension, and whatever I need in between to keep stuff from exploding.
Now, for some pictures. I'm really, really sorry; the pictures suck. See, I had to reformat and lost everything on my computer. Since my car's in storage I can't exactly take new pictures of it 'till spring. Unfortunately, I'll have to make do with these scans.
PS: Sorry for rambling. I do that; I'll try not to do it too often.
My name's Jason, and I'm from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
I've got a '95 Trans Am (not an LS, I know. ;_; ), and have had it for about two years now. She's laid up for the winter, but she'll be back come spring time. Been dyno'd at 363 whp and 356 wtq, and unfortunately still runs stock wheels out back with 255's on 'em.
Interestingly, I guess, my interest in F-Bodies was only recent. My friend bought a 3rd gen Camaro with a 350, and I was... surprised, to say the least, at how much 'oomph' it had - at the time, I was big into AWD Japanese steel.
Now, the thing is, I like his Camaro a lot, but I wanted something modern. Always been into the cutting edge, and I want a corner carver, not a muscle car - which is sort of an ignorant statement, given that the 3rd gen was one of the best handling cars of it's time - so I really took a shine to the 4th gen. I wanted an LS1, obviously. And I originally wanted a Formula, but when I stumbled across this TA, and saw how absolutely insanely meticulous it's owner was... well, I basically knew I was gonna be in debt to the bank the instant I saw it.
Ironically, the only mods done to improve handling are slightly better tires (not really a mod; they're only 10 mm wider than stock), and a strut tower brace from Hotchkis. So I kind of went against my own goals.
So now it's hook and suspension, and whatever I need in between to keep stuff from exploding.
Now, for some pictures. I'm really, really sorry; the pictures suck. See, I had to reformat and lost everything on my computer. Since my car's in storage I can't exactly take new pictures of it 'till spring. Unfortunately, I'll have to make do with these scans.
PS: Sorry for rambling. I do that; I'll try not to do it too often.
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Thats one clean LT1!
If you are interested in corner craving give Sam Strano a call at stranoparts.com, he will set you up with one mean package.
I would at least invest in some Koni SAs, they will dramatically improve the handling/ride.
If you are interested in corner craving give Sam Strano a call at stranoparts.com, he will set you up with one mean package.
I would at least invest in some Koni SAs, they will dramatically improve the handling/ride.
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Hey, thanks. I appreciate the tip.
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lol. Well, I didn't really do much this year. I showed up for one autox meet and only about half the cruise nights, as well as a couple of... late night excursions, so it's not like I was out much.
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As for mods...
Mac Performance exhaust (1.5/8 headers / 3" pipe) w/ cat delete
Mac underpulley
K&N FIPK
Accel Supercoil w/ Taylor-Vertex 8.8 mm wires
CompCam XR276 HR-12
CompCam ProMagnum roller rockers (1.52 ratio) and valve springs
Fastchip
Reprogrammed ECU
ARP rocker studs
P&P heads
Intake matched to heads
Bronze valve guides, valves and seats ground
Edelbrock pushrod guide plates
LT4 knock module
1LE intake elbow
Hotchkis STB
B&M Ripper shifter (cut down)
Ford SVO 30 lb/hr injectors
And some odds and ends; 160* 'stat, wrapped headers, TB coolant bypass, etc.
Redline was reset to 6,900 RPM.
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When I first got mine, I had those same wheels you have.
Step 1: Get rid of them. Get you some 17"s and some 275's (or bigger) all the way around. All the suspension in the world won't do any good if you can't get it to the ground.
Nice Ride, good luck with it.
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I hear ya brother.
When I first got mine, I had those same wheels you have.
Step 1: Get rid of them. Get you some 17"s and some 275's (or bigger) all the way around. All the suspension in the world won't do any good if you can't get it to the ground.
Nice Ride, good luck with it.
When I first got mine, I had those same wheels you have.
Step 1: Get rid of them. Get you some 17"s and some 275's (or bigger) all the way around. All the suspension in the world won't do any good if you can't get it to the ground.
Nice Ride, good luck with it.
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Hey SixSpeed and DarkRabbit I just moved to Winnipeg from WAY out east. Wouldn't mind meeting with some fellow FBody fans in the area. Not too many of us in Canada, even fewer organized together. I haven't done any performance mods to my '99 Formula WS6 and a little experience always goes a long way.