For Those Who Know Their Domestics.

[AJ]

1998 Pontiac Firebird (http://www.carsoup.com/used/detail.asp?usedVehicleID=1346693&minYear=1993&maxYear=2000&searchID=1&CDSID=&vehicleTypeID=1&dealerID=121)

Whats some good and bad about these babys? Cause we could be looking at this as a replacement to the GSX.

This is just our newest car of intrest, but I know nothing about these things.

[Enes]

no not the 3.8 suxorz

[CVD]

What he said :stick:

[AJ]

So what do we look at in a motor. It does need to be an AT though.

[Enes]

now you get that, strip it completely.. get a 2.4 in there and throw a huget turbo and some NOS on the baby and you be set :)

-E

[CVD]

Look at getting 2 more cylinders if you want one of those ;)

[Enes]

yup on those minimum of an 8 and straight pipes .. now that is toyt as a toyger :)

[npaulseth]

The 3800 is a good engine. If you want to go fast, get an LS1. If you want to sound good, get an LT1. The LS1s put down 300-310 stock with a 6 speed in most cases. Very very easy to get power out of. The only thing really that sucks about those cars is that the 10 bolt with break with the stock power level and sticks. There was a guy at dodd that was on his 3rd ten bolt already. Nothing is better than a turbo ls1, except for maybe a twin turbo ls1, with say 1100 RWHP.

If you want to go fast some what reliably, the LS1 is the way to go.
:3gears:

[Kracka]

Get the V8, the AT's in those things are pretty decent. You will have to deal with typical GM quality though...everything is made of cheap plastic and a '98 should have already begun the interior falling apart process.

[npaulseth]

The interior in my 97 LT1 was actually the best out of ever car I've owned, except for maybe the WRX. The leather seats are very nice. My 97 had no signs of wear at all when I was forced to sell it last September. The 6 speed tranny in the f-bodys (T-56) is a dream. I was able to get it in first at 25 MPH when niteryder and I went at it last summer.

Noah