I figured that it would be better to post this here. Even though it's a tech question, it's non F-body related.
I've made up my mind. I'm keeping the Trans Am. I love it. It is what it is. It doesn't run 12's, it doesn't handle as well as i'd like, but darn it, it's mine and i love it to death. Before i bought the car i had people warning me, "No man, Firebirds and Camaro's are nothing but mechanical problems! You'll regret it! Get an import!". At 81,500 miles, i can honestly say that the only mechanical problem i've had with this car was a blown $1 fuse. My grandparents are thinking of moving out of state. If this is ever the case, i'll move with them. They want to move somewhere that isn't as crowded, and with any luck, somewhere that lacks strict emissions laws
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I'll be keeping my Trans Am forever and i want to keep it close to stock. Maybe a bolt on here or there, but i don't want this to be my "fun car". Before i bought the T/A i thought about getting a Miata. I dismissed it for 3 reasons. 1- It's tiny. If an SUV were to t-bone me, i dread the thought of how that would turn out. 2. They're painfully slow. 3. The tiny, underpowered motor gets relatively poor gas mileage.
Since we'll be in a less populated state, the thought of an accident with an SUV or some other massive vehicle doesn't pose as much of a threat. By the time we move, i should have a decent amount of money. I've seen a lot of Miata's with 5.0 and 5.7 V8 swaps. I don't want something that rediculous. The stock motor is garbage, so i definitely want to swap it out. I'm thinking of doing a turbo 3.8 swap. I figure that i can get a cheap 3.8 from a 4th gen f-body and swap it in. They're supposed to be amazing motors, from what everyone tells me and from everything i've read. Any idea of what a swap like this would cost? I don't want to go nuts. I want to run a decent amount of boost but i don't want to have to switch to excessively heavy internals and a huge, lopey cam. Any ideas as to whether or not i'd be able to use a manual tranny? I know that many people have problems with fitting manual transmissions into the car.
I've made up my mind. I'm keeping the Trans Am. I love it. It is what it is. It doesn't run 12's, it doesn't handle as well as i'd like, but darn it, it's mine and i love it to death. Before i bought the car i had people warning me, "No man, Firebirds and Camaro's are nothing but mechanical problems! You'll regret it! Get an import!". At 81,500 miles, i can honestly say that the only mechanical problem i've had with this car was a blown $1 fuse. My grandparents are thinking of moving out of state. If this is ever the case, i'll move with them. They want to move somewhere that isn't as crowded, and with any luck, somewhere that lacks strict emissions laws
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I'll be keeping my Trans Am forever and i want to keep it close to stock. Maybe a bolt on here or there, but i don't want this to be my "fun car". Before i bought the T/A i thought about getting a Miata. I dismissed it for 3 reasons. 1- It's tiny. If an SUV were to t-bone me, i dread the thought of how that would turn out. 2. They're painfully slow. 3. The tiny, underpowered motor gets relatively poor gas mileage.
Since we'll be in a less populated state, the thought of an accident with an SUV or some other massive vehicle doesn't pose as much of a threat. By the time we move, i should have a decent amount of money. I've seen a lot of Miata's with 5.0 and 5.7 V8 swaps. I don't want something that rediculous. The stock motor is garbage, so i definitely want to swap it out. I'm thinking of doing a turbo 3.8 swap. I figure that i can get a cheap 3.8 from a 4th gen f-body and swap it in. They're supposed to be amazing motors, from what everyone tells me and from everything i've read. Any idea of what a swap like this would cost? I don't want to go nuts. I want to run a decent amount of boost but i don't want to have to switch to excessively heavy internals and a huge, lopey cam. Any ideas as to whether or not i'd be able to use a manual tranny? I know that many people have problems with fitting manual transmissions into the car.
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