buying another fbody

[transamkid]

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]

doesnt sound like a bad idea. Notsure what magnaflow sounds like on a 6 but hey who cares
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[12secondv6]

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]

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

[transamkid]

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]

sounds awesome!!! congrats

[usp55]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[98CamaroSS]

Congrats. Can't wait to see the pics.

[transamkid]

theres a few phone pics from yesterday night

[transamkid]

PICS ARE UP ^^^^

[chemicalstylez]

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]

Originally Posted by chemicalstylez

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]

Originally Posted by transamkid

where did you get your rims?

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

[transamkid]

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

[usp55]

Originally Posted by transamkid

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 bias.

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]

Originally Posted by transamkid

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

i went through ebay with them.

[Tru2Chevy]

Originally Posted by usp55

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]

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

[BonzoHansen]

Yes

[01blackz28]

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.