Alright, i've narrowed it down to 5 possible candidates as to what my next car will be. After i sell my car i'll have around $6,500- 7,000 to play around with.
1. My 88 Formula. The body is in excellent shape. I could set it up with a nice junkyard special 350 and swap in a T-5 or a T-56. With that i'd probably have enough to do a really nice audio set up. I already have the car so it would just be a matter of paying for all the aftermarket stuff. Needs tires desperately but aside from that, it's a solid car.
2. A black, 6 speed, LT1 Camaro. If i can find one with t-tops than it's just that much better. I really like these cars and a lot of the time, you can find one that already has some work done to it.
3. A TPI Vette. I don't know how far $7,000 will get me with a late eighties C-4 but sometimes they pop up for cheap around here.
4. A black, 6 speed, LT1 Formula/ Trans Am. Maybe if my car was black and didn't have the exhaust done, it would have grown on me more. I love the newer style WS6 hood and i think it looks best on black cars. If i can find a cheap LT1 bird, i'll take it.
5. A 98+ 5 speed, v-6 Firebird. I've been tossing this idea around for a while. If i got one of these, i'd slap a WS6 hood on it and then some suspension modifications right away. Eventually, i'd want to set it up like the turbo 89 T/A though. Get a nice turbo under the hood. Get something capable of putting out and handling a lot of boost but only run maybe 6PSI until i upgraded the rest of the car. The stock six banger tranny, rear, pistons, connecting rods, pushrods, etc, could probably handle that low level of boost. Once i got enough money to upgrade everything though, run something like 17PSI and make the car really scream. I know a lot of people think that this is stupid as with the money i'd spend on this type of set up, i could buy an LS1 that already has gobs of power. I like the idea though. I like having something different. It would also be like a regular grocery getter unless it was boosting. I could get fantastic gas mileage, and have a regular daily driver when i was in non-boost mode and then when the boost kicked in, i'd have a nice amount of power. A V-6 would also save me a fortune on insurance. From what i've come to understand, turbo cars are very easy to upgrade and squeeze more power out of. I already asked Joe about this set up. He suggested an auto so i could be boosting as i launch and as the car shifts. That's an awesome idea but i don't know if i could ever go back to an auto. I really enjoy driving manual.
I need suggestions and opinions. I like all of these ideas pretty much equally.
1. My 88 Formula. The body is in excellent shape. I could set it up with a nice junkyard special 350 and swap in a T-5 or a T-56. With that i'd probably have enough to do a really nice audio set up. I already have the car so it would just be a matter of paying for all the aftermarket stuff. Needs tires desperately but aside from that, it's a solid car.
2. A black, 6 speed, LT1 Camaro. If i can find one with t-tops than it's just that much better. I really like these cars and a lot of the time, you can find one that already has some work done to it.
3. A TPI Vette. I don't know how far $7,000 will get me with a late eighties C-4 but sometimes they pop up for cheap around here.
4. A black, 6 speed, LT1 Formula/ Trans Am. Maybe if my car was black and didn't have the exhaust done, it would have grown on me more. I love the newer style WS6 hood and i think it looks best on black cars. If i can find a cheap LT1 bird, i'll take it.
5. A 98+ 5 speed, v-6 Firebird. I've been tossing this idea around for a while. If i got one of these, i'd slap a WS6 hood on it and then some suspension modifications right away. Eventually, i'd want to set it up like the turbo 89 T/A though. Get a nice turbo under the hood. Get something capable of putting out and handling a lot of boost but only run maybe 6PSI until i upgraded the rest of the car. The stock six banger tranny, rear, pistons, connecting rods, pushrods, etc, could probably handle that low level of boost. Once i got enough money to upgrade everything though, run something like 17PSI and make the car really scream. I know a lot of people think that this is stupid as with the money i'd spend on this type of set up, i could buy an LS1 that already has gobs of power. I like the idea though. I like having something different. It would also be like a regular grocery getter unless it was boosting. I could get fantastic gas mileage, and have a regular daily driver when i was in non-boost mode and then when the boost kicked in, i'd have a nice amount of power. A V-6 would also save me a fortune on insurance. From what i've come to understand, turbo cars are very easy to upgrade and squeeze more power out of. I already asked Joe about this set up. He suggested an auto so i could be boosting as i launch and as the car shifts. That's an awesome idea but i don't know if i could ever go back to an auto. I really enjoy driving manual.
I need suggestions and opinions. I like all of these ideas pretty much equally.
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anyways they are a fun car and cheap to work on and there are millions of parts, plus almost all suspension parts that you will replace in the rear can be moved over to a 4th gen when and if you want to get rid of the 88.
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