Gobo
09-30-2004, 02:12 PM
So, yeah, I'm new.
I'll be coming off a 6 year suspension on may 26th, 2005, so I'm beginning to look at cars, and I've found a 1998 v6 that caught my eye. All of my other camaros have been v8s (68 - 327, 70 - 307, 78 - 327 from 65 vette), and I really don't know much about v6s, carb'd or FI.
So, naturally, my first question is: would I be able to have a v8 installed in this thing without changing the trans? I know absolutely NOTHING about the inner-workings of these newfangled contraptions ;) so I need all the help I can get.
The car I'm looking at is absolutely fully loaded (minus dual power seats, it's a t-top, not convertible), and the asking price is $7550. So, that's a bit over bluebook, but the guy is willing to take a deposit and hold the car for me until December, when I'll be able to pay off the rest. So I'm generally happy with the price.
I had originally decided on putting about $10k into whatever car I got (car included), but I'm willing to go a bit over that if the gain is substantial. So, here is a brief list of the issues I'd like to tackle, and if anyone has any experience with any of them and can help me put together a price table, that'd be great.
1. Get it painted black. It's sport gold right now, with black and tan leather interior. I don't dislike gold so much as I prefer black. I'm thinking I can get away without getting the door jams/trunk repainted and still have it look sick. It may actually look better with black exterior and the gold door jams leading into the tan and black interior.
2. Get some performance out of the mother. Supercharger, turbocharger, v8 swap, transmission upgrade, exhaust upgrade. Whatever combination of things I can do to make this pony gallop instead of trot, I'm willing to do. The car will have about 5 months to make the rounds through whatever garages it needs to go to before I'll be able to drive it.
3. Da System yo. The original owner (guy I'm buying it from, that's always nice), got the 500 watt monsoon system factory installed. Exactly what is included with this system? Subs? Good mid-range? What what what? Has anyone with this sytem gone into upgrades for it? If so, what? Or is this stock system really as good as it "sounds"?
4. Anything else you guys can think of. Know of any ultra-cool mods that can make the physical appearance look even more badass than it does now? Know of some computer-confabulated-crap I can wire-up to this baby to make her growl? Any and all input is welcome and requested!
So, there it is, my inaugural post. Thanks for not flaming the new guy! :2guns:
I'll be coming off a 6 year suspension on may 26th, 2005, so I'm beginning to look at cars, and I've found a 1998 v6 that caught my eye. All of my other camaros have been v8s (68 - 327, 70 - 307, 78 - 327 from 65 vette), and I really don't know much about v6s, carb'd or FI.
So, naturally, my first question is: would I be able to have a v8 installed in this thing without changing the trans? I know absolutely NOTHING about the inner-workings of these newfangled contraptions ;) so I need all the help I can get.
The car I'm looking at is absolutely fully loaded (minus dual power seats, it's a t-top, not convertible), and the asking price is $7550. So, that's a bit over bluebook, but the guy is willing to take a deposit and hold the car for me until December, when I'll be able to pay off the rest. So I'm generally happy with the price.
I had originally decided on putting about $10k into whatever car I got (car included), but I'm willing to go a bit over that if the gain is substantial. So, here is a brief list of the issues I'd like to tackle, and if anyone has any experience with any of them and can help me put together a price table, that'd be great.
1. Get it painted black. It's sport gold right now, with black and tan leather interior. I don't dislike gold so much as I prefer black. I'm thinking I can get away without getting the door jams/trunk repainted and still have it look sick. It may actually look better with black exterior and the gold door jams leading into the tan and black interior.
2. Get some performance out of the mother. Supercharger, turbocharger, v8 swap, transmission upgrade, exhaust upgrade. Whatever combination of things I can do to make this pony gallop instead of trot, I'm willing to do. The car will have about 5 months to make the rounds through whatever garages it needs to go to before I'll be able to drive it.
3. Da System yo. The original owner (guy I'm buying it from, that's always nice), got the 500 watt monsoon system factory installed. Exactly what is included with this system? Subs? Good mid-range? What what what? Has anyone with this sytem gone into upgrades for it? If so, what? Or is this stock system really as good as it "sounds"?
4. Anything else you guys can think of. Know of any ultra-cool mods that can make the physical appearance look even more badass than it does now? Know of some computer-confabulated-crap I can wire-up to this baby to make her growl? Any and all input is welcome and requested!
So, there it is, my inaugural post. Thanks for not flaming the new guy! :2guns: