One of my favorite 80s cars
12-10-2009, 01:42 PM
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12-10-2009, 05:13 PM
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a k-car, a nice Reliant automoble
(taken from BNL's If i had a million dollars, lol)
that would suck to have to drive one of those POS's for 8 hrs a day.
12-10-2009, 05:39 PM
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while wheels, ram air, a hood, and what not are maybe not very big performance mods, they are mods none the less. my car has changed a lot since i bought it in 2004.
It actually now also has a magnaflow muffler but i didn't change the sig for that, lol.
12-10-2009, 05:45 PM
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well for one reason, the way my car sits, it was almost considered "heavy custom" at the trans am nationals in 08. I had to protest this to get back into the modified class, which i then took second place in in 09.
while wheels, ram air, a hood, and what not are maybe not very big performance mods, they are mods none the less. my car has changed a lot since i bought it in 2004.
It actually now also has a magnaflow muffler but i didn't change the sig for that, lol.
while wheels, ram air, a hood, and what not are maybe not very big performance mods, they are mods none the less. my car has changed a lot since i bought it in 2004.
It actually now also has a magnaflow muffler but i didn't change the sig for that, lol.
That is a worthwhile mod, my bad.
So it's ram air, K&N filter, and muffler for performance mods.
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12-10-2009, 05:47 PM
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well for one reason, the way my car sits, it was almost considered "heavy custom" at the trans am nationals in 08. I had to protest this to get back into the modified class, which i then took second place in in 09.
while wheels, ram air, a hood, and what not are maybe not very big performance mods, they are mods none the less. my car has changed a lot since i bought it in 2004.
It actually now also has a magnaflow muffler but i didn't change the sig for that, lol.
while wheels, ram air, a hood, and what not are maybe not very big performance mods, they are mods none the less. my car has changed a lot since i bought it in 2004.
It actually now also has a magnaflow muffler but i didn't change the sig for that, lol.
are you kidding me??? what did they do for people that had H/C setups or a FI car?!!? Or even just regular bolt ons for that matter lol.
12-10-2009, 05:51 PM
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Well, you dont have to tell me about 80's Cars, since I own 4 of them, I gotta thing for them! Here's my 80's collection
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12-10-2009, 06:10 PM
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they tried to say that by their rules my car was heavy custom for the hood. i protested saying it was a bolt on mod and should only be counted twords the 5 or so mods i had which put me in modified or maybe heavy modified. this was further supported when i went over to the heavy custom area which incidently was right across from the winners circle and there was a guy who had a 94 Trans Am with the same hood/airbox who had won modified the year before. he was also a former judge. he helped me get my car back into modified.
they said that if my car had been a 96 or 97 it would be a mod, but since the hood wasn't technically available on a 95 T/A it was considered a major change. they wouldn't count the Comp T/A (which came out in 95) because that was a seperate SLP model.
The interesting thing was that once i moved to the modified class, there were 2 or 3 other 93-95 T/A's with the same LT1 WS6 hood. This year, one of those cars ended up in the stock class. a 95 formula Vert with a WS6 hood/airbox (the SLP one actually because the gasket wasn't on the box) i thought it was funny but i didn't care much because i didn't want another car to compete against. there were ~ 6 cars in my class this year and like 10-15 last year.
A stock car there = stock. no tint, no aftermarket radio (although i think they changed that rule)
here's their definitions btw
My car sits right at the borderline between modified and heavy modified.
http://www.78ta.com/nats/rules.html
2009 Trans Am Nationals Class Definitions
Stock Changes allowed in stock classes are limited to the following:
Any stock appearing floor mats, or door handle inserts
Any stock appearing aftermarket shifter
The stock hood scoop made functional (opened up)
Any Firebird/Trans Am wheels from the same model year, or valve stems
Any aftermarket exhaust system (excluding headers) with stock appearing tips
Any Firebird/Trans Am factory option from the same model year
Most aftermarket stereos that fit without dash modifications, cb's, telephones, or radar detectors.
Any stock type body side moldings
Any factory type aftermarket replacement parts
Any stock appearing window tints
Parking stickers, permits, and club stickers
No other visible changes will be allowed in any of the stock classes!
Modified: Allows 1 - 5 changes
Heavy Modified: Allows 6 - 10 changes
Custom: Allows 11 - 15 changes
Any mild custom paint (including a non-factory available color)
Any radical upholstery changes
Any audio system that includes a major interior modification
Any mild but non-stock appearing emblems or birds
Heavy Custom: Allows 16 or more changes, or any of the following:
Any radical custom emblems, birds, or paint
Any body modifications (blending in of seams, etc.)
Any engine not available on that model year
Any roll cages
Super Street: with any of the following equipment:
Any aftermarket blower, fuel injection, turbo, tunnel ram, etc.
Any nitrous oxide systems
Tubbed
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