NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds (http://www.njfboa.org/forums/index.php)
-   Lounge (http://www.njfboa.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=26)
-   -   buying another fbody (http://www.njfboa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36815)

transamkid 09-05-2008 05:21 PM

buying another fbody
 
so now that im all settled into college i found another fbody im going to buy...its going to be my 3rd...

its a NBM 99 bird...v6...magnaflow exhaust...MINTT condition for 4k, its an a4, cloth interior, 107k miles..garaged its whole life, good tires no leaks or anything, ttops, no even a cracked dash pad
i know wheres the pics? ill have some up asap

is that a good price?


im getting some money and was planning on buying a bike, but i think ill save that till im out of college, and i just feel naked after selling my 94...i want another 4th gen

69BirdX 09-05-2008 05:26 PM

doesnt sound like a bad idea. Notsure what magnaflow sounds like on a 6 but hey who cares
________
Pregnant Gangbang

12secondv6 09-05-2008 06:29 PM

V6's are great.

I saw a best of 34 mpg out of mine.... with some basic mods

The 3.8 L is a VERY strong engine... trust me, of all people who would know, that would be me :)

The only video of a v6 w/ magnaflow I could find is below..... but here are the mods:
Cam, Pacesetter headers, Car Sound cat, LT1 I-Pipe, Magnaflow muffler

So, it will not idle so rough.... and not so deep... but I hope this helps you.

http://members.cox.net/landrperformance/lcompcam.wav

deadtrend1 09-05-2008 07:45 PM

i think Kasey (Savage Messiah) has/had a magnaflow on his car

transamkid 09-05-2008 10:38 PM

oh i test drove the car today..it had balls..i was impressed and it sounded good

the thing looks like it just came off the showroom floor its in such good shape

sweetbmxrider 09-05-2008 10:42 PM

sounds awesome!!! congrats

usp55 09-05-2008 11:02 PM

nice pick up of the 3.8l. Easy engine to mod and a tone of vendors to choose from

of of the better sounding 3.8 IMO - this is before he cam'd it / thats in his other video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YfZ2Msn2Ig

transamkid 09-07-2008 08:38 PM

i just put a down payment on that b*tch today....should be picking it up this weekend....and its not COMPLETELY mint..i found the infamous door panel crack on the drivers side but aside from that its straight

does anyone know of a company that makes longtubes for the 3.8? i want to put those and electric cutouts on it

NJSPEEDER 09-07-2008 08:43 PM

Don't bother with cut outs, the 3.8 does have enough air flow to gain from them and it will sound like complete ****.

There is one company making full length headers, but I think they are rather expensive. Ask Fidget about them, I think he wants to buy them.

If you want to make a lot of gains in mileage and power the easy way, get a good tune and put some gears in it. Little G picked up a whole MPG when he put his 4.10's in. The 3.8 doesn't make much power at low rpm, so being rev'ed up a little bit helps it a ton.

transamkid 09-07-2008 08:45 PM

4.10s even though its auto? my friend has cut outs on his 3.4 and it doesnt sound bad at all...so i figured it would just sound even better on a 3.8

and do the v6's have posi and 4 wheel disk as well? i totally forgot to look at the brakes in the back

NJSPEEDER 09-07-2008 08:55 PM

Posi was an option, I think it would have to have the Y87 option group to get a posi.

4.10's will get that thing moving. Auto or stick doesn't make a difference, it is a performance mod designed to get the car going through the traps in a happy part of the power band so that it is pulling all the way through the finish line. They will be almost exactly the same going down the road as if it was a manual, your overdrive will be a .70 and the 5spd was a .67, that will only be a difference of a few RPM even at speed.

-Tim

transamkid 09-07-2008 09:22 PM

oh...so whos got a posi 4.10 4th gen rear for sale? lol

98CamaroSS 09-07-2008 10:05 PM

Congrats. Can't wait to see the pics. :cheers:

transamkid 09-08-2008 10:03 AM

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...dz/newcar1.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...dz/newcar3.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...idz/newcar.jpg

theres a few phone pics from yesterday night

transamkid 09-08-2008 12:48 PM

PICS ARE UP ^^^^

chemicalstylez 09-08-2008 12:57 PM

nice price for a clean car.

I been searching for a clean 94-97 z28 to buy as a daily driver, cant keep putting miles on my ws6 :(

transamkid 09-08-2008 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chemicalstylez (Post 484490)
nice price for a clean car.

I been searching for a clean 94-97 z28 to buy as a daily driver, cant keep putting miles on my ws6 :(

where did you get your rims?

chemicalstylez 09-08-2008 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by transamkid (Post 484493)
where did you get your rims?

bones enterpises. Wheels, tires, mounted and balanced for $1550 shipped. deal and a half.

transamkid 09-08-2008 01:44 PM

their website isnt working that well...thanks anyway im gonna keep looking though

usp55 09-08-2008 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by transamkid (Post 484180)
4.10s even though its auto? my friend has cut outs on his 3.4 and it doesnt sound bad at all...so i figured it would just sound even better on a 3.8


and do the v6's have posi and 4 wheel disk as well? i totally forgot to look at the brakes in the back


Its kind known that the 3.4's sound a little better that the 3.8s because of the firing order, so i have read and possibly because i like to continue to spread that notion because I'm a little bias8-).

For long tubes go here - got some good reading there
http://www.fullthrottlev6.com/forums...ight=longtubes

You will lose some low end torque with the cutout and it wont sound horrible, it will just sound like a v6. Either v6 can sound good at idle to ~3k, over that well its an acquired taste.
Here is my 3.4: pacesetters, cat, to cutout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J_uf9hyv_Y


Oh and for the posi rear, if u don't have the y87 package. Go to http://www.contemporarycorvette.com/ or eBay store name "fparts"
I picked up a complete rear from a 96 with a posi and 3.42's with disk brakes for $240, had 60k on it. Also an aluminum drive shaft for an extra $100. Located in Bristol, Pa

chemicalstylez 09-09-2008 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by transamkid (Post 484508)
their website isnt working that well...thanks anyway im gonna keep looking though

i went through ebay with them.

Tru2Chevy 09-09-2008 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by usp55 (Post 484867)
Oh and for the posi rear, if u don't have the y87 package. Go to http://www.contemporarycorvette.com/ or eBay store name "fparts"
I picked up a complete rear from a 96 with a posi and 3.42's with disk brakes for $240, had 60k on it. Also an aluminum drive shaft for an extra $100. Located in Bristol, Pa

He should already have 3.42 gears in an auto 3.8, but if he wants to get some shorter gears (like 4.10s) he's best off either finding someone who's upgrading to an aftermarket rear and buy their rear with gears / posi in it already, or just buying the gears and posi and having a shop install them for him.

- Justin

transamkid 09-09-2008 07:42 PM

im gonna find someone with a used rear for sale...if i have traction control i need a 4 channel rear then right?

BonzoHansen 09-09-2008 10:03 PM

Yes

01blackz28 09-09-2008 10:23 PM

Ever hear the phrase go big or go home ? Save your pennies. For not too much more money ive seen high milage (100k) LS1s go for just a thousand more.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:02 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.