are 98's good cars?
07-07-2004, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 92 z28
i didnt mean the first year of 4th gens, i know 93s were the first yr of 4th gens, i meant the 1st year of ls1, and a bunch of other changes, thanks though!
07-07-2004, 12:58 PM
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I love my 98, no major problems and no tuning issues here. Of course I do have the PITA rear hatch that you have to slam shut to get it to catch, other than that, I see no reason why a 98 sould be overlooked for a 99. Oh I forgot, the side mirrors in 98's are tinted blue 
07-07-2004, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by SmokingWS6
I love my 98, no major problems and no tuning issues here. Of course I do have the PITA rear hatch that you have to slam shut to get it to catch, other than that, I see no reason why a 98 sould be overlooked for a 99. Oh I forgot, the side mirrors in 98's are tinted blue
07-07-2004, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by steve2001sh
Wow, well this whole discussion just fell apart.
As for the 98's, they will dyno lower than newer ones. I only made 320/337 with headers, duals, and a lid. Some people make that practically stock or with lid/cat-back. Oh well, by the time i finish my mods, it won't matter that it was a 98
I have had very little problems with mine. Window motors are crap, though that affects most all of the F-bodies. 
07-07-2004, 02:51 PM
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I have a 98 never had a problem with it, I am around 103k and still putting a beating on zo6s. I heard that the 98s have bigger injectors and a thicker fly wheel to the others. Just my .2 cents
07-07-2004, 02:57 PM
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There are lots of little diffs.....us 98's have a stronger flexplate as well
Also larger injectors than the 99-00.
Read the article on JRP's sig. It has all the diffs listed.
Also larger injectors than the 99-00.
Read the article on JRP's sig. It has all the diffs listed.
07-08-2004, 07:53 AM
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Good injectors, lousy intakes. AIR/EGR System sucks. I wish I had stereo controls on the steering wheel....not that it matter now, I'm changing out to a more race oriented steering wheel, and the car is graduating to a full on drag car now.
Change out to an LS6 intake, and you should see another 20 ponies pretty easy.
Oh, how could I forget.....PHUCKING OIL PUMPS SUCK!!!! But only on a small number of them...like mine. dammit.
Change out to an LS6 intake, and you should see another 20 ponies pretty easy.
Oh, how could I forget.....PHUCKING OIL PUMPS SUCK!!!! But only on a small number of them...like mine. dammit.
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07-08-2004, 04:31 PM
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I guess i got lucky...no problems with oil pump or rear hatch- it opens the first time and closes the first time. And plus our gauges work correctly and we had the special one tail pipe option for the ss 
. And one quick question....why do the lt1s and 99+ ls1s have temp gauges that start at 100? Mine starts at 160...
. And one quick question....why do the lt1s and 99+ ls1s have temp gauges that start at 100? Mine starts at 160...
07-08-2004, 07:00 PM
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I guess i got lucky...no problems with oil pump or rear hatch- it opens the first time and closes the first time. And plus our gauges work correctly and we had the special one tail pipe option for the ss . And one quick question....why do the lt1s and 99+ ls1s have temp gauges that start at 100? Mine starts at 160...
. And one quick question....why do the lt1s and 99+ ls1s have temp gauges that start at 100? Mine starts at 160...
My hatch closes on the first time, but thats because I slam the **** out of it. Oil pump works great, but i'm only at 30,000 miles.
07-08-2004, 08:36 PM
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My 1998 Camaro SS has exactly 14,442 miles on it. Used less then 7 full bottles of nitrous, and the oil pump took a crap. Mileage has nothing to do with it. The car still smells new inside!!!!
07-08-2004, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by SmokingWS6
I figure since they are non functional they didn't care what numbers they put on. GM made it read a constant 210 so the customers wouldn't be worried by temp fluctuations
My hatch closes on the first time, but thats because I slam the **** out of it. Oil pump works great, but i'm only at 30,000 miles.
My hatch closes on the first time, but thats because I slam the **** out of it. Oil pump works great, but i'm only at 30,000 miles.
07-09-2004, 02:24 AM
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98s kick *** my 98 t/a has 94,000 miles on it and has cam and longtubes, to this day i havent had a SINGLE problem with it, and i drive it pretty hard too, if thats not reassurance i dont know what is
07-09-2004, 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by m_donze
when sitting for a while the car will read 210 but once i start moving it reads a constant 170, is this normal?
07-09-2004, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
You just have an accurate gauge. People asking questions like that at dealers all the time, and being parnaoid, is why they probably changed it. It goes down when you are moving b/c you are moving air over the radiator. It sits up in the low 200's when you are not moving because the stock fans do not activate until that temp range (unless the A/C is on). With a fan switch or tuning you can make it run at the low end most all of the time