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Old 12-28-2007, 11:48 PM
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heres my 1998 trans am with a few mods like K&N intake, hypertech racing chip,373 rear gears, etc

i have only had the ar since x-mas

i am looking to get new wheels/tires, ws6 hood, and cd/dvd unit, amp, subs

tell me what you think
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Old 12-28-2007, 11:53 PM
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Looks good I like the red and I say leave it a sleek beak no ws6 hood :-). I have a stealth box and sub for sale if interested.
Old 12-30-2007, 03:16 AM
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nice ride man ! welcome to the club !
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welcome to the trans am and ls1 family!
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Welcome aboard--enjoy your new ride
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Welcome. Nice ride!
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congrats on the new TA. you now own one of the best looking cars to ever come out of Detroit. well at least in my opinion.
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WELCOME! I think you have to get a tune not a chip for that model i dunno. loose the alloy wheels leave the sleek beak and own the streets
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Interesting that it has the Firebird painted wheels on it, the T/A and Formula painted wheels were different. They were flat and had a little twist on them, and the optional chrome wheels were like yours.

Not that it matters it's still a Trans Am now go tear up the streets.
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Originally Posted by ads_99ta
congrats on the new TA. you now own one of the best looking cars to ever come out of Detroit. well at least in my opinion.
they came out of quebec canada
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Looks clean. I agree on adding a hood. Some colors it's hard to pull off a Sleak Beak IMO. Black, White, Red come to mind and, of course, Maple Red Metallic. Those colors are begging for a Ram Air hood.
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another vote for sleek beak, welcome and good luck!
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Originally Posted by KyleLs1
they came out of quebec canada
X2 I know that all 4th Gens came from Canada, but that is besides the point I want to make, WELCOME TO THE FLOCK MY BROTHER , and sweet ride
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I think even most of the 3rd Gen was Canadian built as well.

Every time i see a sleek beak 98+ bird, the more I want to convert my 93 to that front end heh
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Welcome! Nice car!
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Originally Posted by KyleLs1
they came out of quebec canada
yes i'm aware of that, but if thats the case then many toyotas come from the US simply because they're built here. but i still consider them japanese cars regardless of where they're built
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Originally Posted by 1998_trans_am_ls1
heres my 1998 trans am with a few mods like K&N intake, hypertech racing chip,373 rear gears, etc

i have only had the ar since x-mas

i am looking to get new wheels/tires, ws6 hood, and cd/dvd unit, amp, subs

tell me what you think
thanks every one

i forgot to add a aftermarket shiftkit and FlowMaster American Thunder catback exhhaust
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Originally Posted by 1998_trans_am_ls1
thanks every one

i forgot to add a aftermarket shiftkit and FlowMaster American Thunder catback exhhaust
Just to get you pointed in the right direction: The hypertech programmers (94 and newer don't use chips) don't do much for power, and are considered a rip off. Also the Flowmaster's are considered to be the more restrictive of the aftermarket mufflers.

If you can save up for a mail order tune (I think they're about $300~) and say a Magnaflow or SLP muffler, you'll notice a huge gain.

Don't take this as a 'bash' on your car, it's a sweet ride and I wish I had it, just trying to give you some information. If you haven't already, lurk around the LS1 section on here, you'll learn a TON! And if you're like me, you'll have fun doing it too, learning all the cool things you can do, and which are better to do

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Originally Posted by homerunhtr21
Looks good I like the red and I say leave it a sleek beak no ws6 hood :-). I have a stealth box and sub for sale if interested.
How much you asking?
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Originally Posted by ads_99ta
yes i'm aware of that, but if thats the case then many toyotas come from the US simply because they're built here. but i still consider them japanese cars regardless of where they're built

Naaaaaaaa. That's different, these are CANADIAN!!!!!!


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