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Hello from Nc Hey guys. First post on here. Thanks for having me. So here is something i am thinking about. Are they anybody around WNC or east Tn with a cam and stalled 4th Gen. I am looking to buy another 1 but cant decide between a m6 and an a4. It will be my street car, not everyday driving, but a few times a week and wondering how a 3500-4000 stall felt driving around. Thanks
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Thats what I was originally looking at. A 01-02 preferably w/ a m6 but then I thought that ive never rode in a stalled car and the a4 cars are so much easier and cheaper to find. I have a 98 Z but after hearing horror stories if tuning and finding parts I think in going to sell my 98 to buy another. What part if Nc? Western Nc here
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Moving to regional section since you're looking for someone local to you....
Not sure what sort of special parts you'd be worried about finding for a '98, other than valve covers/coil rail hardware if you planned to swap to later model head castings. Tuning for a typical cammed/stalled setup in a '98 is not an issue for any good tuner, though a major build (especially FI) might benefit from a later model PCM swap. "Horror stories" are mostly internet hype in this regard.
My '98 has actually been my best and favorite LS1 car, as compared to my '99, '00 and '02 cars.
I prefer a stalled A4 to an M6 myself. Hard to find nice A4 cars in my region though, most are high miles and worn out. Low mile M6 cars are much easier to find as more of them were weekend toys (vs. daily driven autos). Sounds like you have the opposite problem in your area. If you like your '98 I would just keep it; there is no magic to the '01/'02 cars (and that's coming from personal experience with both), nor would it be worth selling one to get the other unless you're significantly upgrading in condition or you want an entirely different model (such as Firebird vs. Camaro).
Not sure what sort of special parts you'd be worried about finding for a '98, other than valve covers/coil rail hardware if you planned to swap to later model head castings. Tuning for a typical cammed/stalled setup in a '98 is not an issue for any good tuner, though a major build (especially FI) might benefit from a later model PCM swap. "Horror stories" are mostly internet hype in this regard.
My '98 has actually been my best and favorite LS1 car, as compared to my '99, '00 and '02 cars.
I prefer a stalled A4 to an M6 myself. Hard to find nice A4 cars in my region though, most are high miles and worn out. Low mile M6 cars are much easier to find as more of them were weekend toys (vs. daily driven autos). Sounds like you have the opposite problem in your area. If you like your '98 I would just keep it; there is no magic to the '01/'02 cars (and that's coming from personal experience with both), nor would it be worth selling one to get the other unless you're significantly upgrading in condition or you want an entirely different model (such as Firebird vs. Camaro).
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I'm from High Point near Greensboro. My Buick Grand National had a 3k stall in it and it pulled wonderfully. I recommend PCM of NC for tuning.They are in Mooresville. Although I just got my car tuned by FROST. He does mail order tuning out of Richmond Va if you can do without driving for a few days.
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Thanks RPM. Nothing crazy build wise, just a high lift asa cam or a torquer v2 with a set of cleaned up ls6 or 5.3 heads and a ls6 intake with full exhaust. Wish you hadnt said anything lol, makes it harder to make an excuse to get a newer car. I was looking at either PCMofNC or Hawks to tune and do the work myself. Im just curious of the street manners of a stalled a4 vs a m6 with a better clutch.
I'm from High Point near Greensboro. My Buick Grand National had a 3k stall in it and it pulled wonderfully. I recommend PCM of NC for tuning.They are in Mooresville. Although I just got my car tuned by FROST. He does mail order tuning out of Richmond Va if you can do without driving for a few days.
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Thanks RPM. Nothing crazy build wise, just a high lift asa cam or a torquer v2 with a set of cleaned up ls6 or 5.3 heads and a ls6 intake with full exhaust. Wish you hadnt said anything lol, makes it harder to make an excuse to get a newer car. I was looking at either PCMofNC or Hawks to tune and do the work myself. Im just curious of the street manners of a stalled a4 vs a m6 with a better clutch.
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