unit213

$240/month for insurance? You're getting raped.
Put it in your parents name. Save the $240/month and apply
it towards a LS1.

5550racing

No ****... For my TA and truck it's not that much for full coverage... Im 18 too.

LookinAtMyPlate

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oh man 240. thats crazy i got full covrage on my truck and camaro and i think its 215 AND its in my name aand i have about 239892834 points on my lisence lol

Camaroz

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im 17 and pay $150/month although im not the primary on the insurance it would still be cheaper than yours with me as the primary driver on my insurance

Firehawk0220

$174 a month for both my 2005 GTO and my 2005 Ford Expedition. Full covereage on both.

8GTOKLR

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Owl probably hasnt had is license for long on top of the being a sports car even with a v6 you get the surcharge. Also Owl congrats not many can buy a sports car. Dont start modding the car. Save as much as you can and make payments for 3 years then find your self a LS1 should be even cheaper to get then. Also the drivetrain arent made to handle more than 300hp from a v6..its not a GNX even those trans didnt last. then you have 10 bolt issue. My 2 cents Get some shiny rims some sticky tread and enjoy it. Good luck

RussStang

I don't know much about the v6s, but the v8 cars will tag 160 (probably alittle higher) straight from the factory. I have personnally gotten pretty close to that myself. The LS1 cars have great topend.

Again, I am not aquainted with the v6 cars that well, but the v8s get the better suspension pieces, and better tires. They handle much better than the v6s so I am told, and I have no reason to believe that they wouldn't. The SSs, Ws6s, and Firehawks all come with optional Bilstein shocks, thicker roll bars, better tires, etc, and are the best of the handling F-Bodies (beside the rare 1LE option cars.)

As far as buying an LS1 engine. Whether the engine came from a z28, an SS, a Formula, a TransAm, and Ws6, a Firehawk, or even a Corvette (non z06), all LS1s are virtually the same (save for some minor difference between the model years). All these seperate cars had different hp ratings, but strap any LS1 to an engine dyno, and they will pull virtually identical numbers, usually around 350 horse. If you are actually going to do the swap (which is pretty pricey) instead of getting an LS1 equipped car, don't worry about where the LS1 came from, just be more concerned with how much they want for it, mileage, etc.

Owl

ok im back =)

yes you guys are right, i already do want a v8 >_< my only concerns is that every 2 weeks i have to make a trip to DC ~ roughtly 214 mile drive. the V6 gets a 20-24 mpg on the highway. how does the V8 fair?


and i will never get rid of my rice =P, i just dont drive it either xD i might need to turn it on to let the gas cycle or somehting


see im thinking since i still have my rice which gets somewhere between 28 - 34 mpg on the highway, i can stick to that for my trips, and keep the v* for inncer city travel, however if V8's get 20+ mpg i will keep to that

*edit* and i jumped back on my parent's insurance, 165 a month full coverage primary w/ 250 deductible

P.S. i still dont know what a stall is

Swang

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well owl...my 6spd....at 80 gets about 30mpg. sometimes better. around town i get about 17. but highway in a 6spd is nuts. my dads auto went 120 miles of interstate to STL and got 27.

Roarin_8

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A stall is a torque converter. Plenty of info about them in the automatic section. Just think about an aftermarket stall like having an automatic stick.

Camaroz

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My auto averages 27-30MPG on the highway with me getting on it a few times.. and I have 3.23s for rearend gears and 110K miles

ls1charged

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yeah the M6's get amazing gas mileage on the highway in 6th gear, even if u have a mildly modded car to a modded car it still gets great gas mileage on the highway.