finally sitting in another f-body, my new car

[madness410]

as some of you may know my civic blew up about a month ago...and was looking at wranglers or f-bodies. got a pretty sweet deal on this camaro.

before i give you all the specs please leave your "you're missing 2 cylinder" comments at the door lol, i know what it is and what i could have had but it is just not practical for me right now.

2002, 35th anniversary, 3.8 motor, auto trans, 63,000 miles, black interior, leather, and is in overall close to mint condition

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right now no plans to do any modifications, maybe some minor cosmetics, i need to install my head unit from my civic and get new speakers the stock stuff blows.

but tell me what you think. im pretty happy with the move from honda to a chevy, the 3.8 pulls a lot harder than i thought also.

[redsoxsstink]

i saw that in the lot as i passed it on rt18 i was hopping it would go to a decnt owner not a punk. good buy

[NJ Torque]

Looks good.

[thunder]

them 3.8 motors are bullet proof. Good luck with it

[12secondv6]

A v6? Dude, come on:rofl:

[V]

not bad at all.

if u wanna get rid of that radio, im looking for a stock monsoon one

[Stevoone]

Looks nice. I was surprised last time I drove a 3.8 F body, pretty quick for a v6.

[sweetbmxrider]

nice dude, car looks real clean.

could always do an ls1 swap down the road ;-)

[Blacdout96]

Keep the outside stock,except get some rims.....preferably black ZR1's lol.

Our exhaust is restrictive, and find out what gears are in it. a good tune and 3.42's and it'll haul even more ass.

[r0nin89]

nice dude, car looks real clean.

could always do an ls1 swap down the road ;-)

go get a roots blower for it from a gtp :D

[Frosty]

go get a roots blower for it from a gtp :D

I won't fit will it? It won't fit under the cowl will it?

[LTb1ow]

Looks nice man, congrats.

[maroman88]

very nice! my sister had the same car, however she trashed smashed and crashed it many times and we sold it

[edpontiac91]

LOL, looks really straight. A good exhaust like a Magnaflow with some nice tips will give it a nice rumble/ some better performance and looks. Also a CAI system will add some ponies too!:nod:

[GrandmasterCow]

nice man! who care if its a v6, it's still an f-body and its yours ! enjoy and have fun.

[Blacdout96]

I won't fit will it? It won't fit under the cowl will it?

No, it wont fit without major reconstruction of the blower. I think one or two guys actually tackled making it work, and they are still sorting the bugs out. It looks awesome in their cars, but in the end, after all the fabbing, and custom tuning, they could of bought a couple aftermarket blowers to fit and go. Our heads also are restrictive, but our blocks are very strong due to the amount of nickle added, and are very nitros friendly ;)

[NastyEllEssWon]

nice looking car. how much did you end up getting it for?

[JL8Jeff]

Looks like a nice clean car.

[WildBillyT]

No, it wont fit without major reconstruction of the blower. I think one or two guys actually tackled making it work, and they are still sorting the bugs out. It looks awesome in their cars, but in the end, after all the fabbing, and custom tuning, they could of bought a couple aftermarket blowers to fit and go. Our heads also are restrictive, but our blocks are very strong due to the amount of nickle added, and are very nitros friendly ;)

And on top of that, the regular V6 has a higher compression ratio so you'd have to run a 4" pulley or so. Not worth it.

[Untamed]

Very nice for a daily driver. It'll be fun to drive, relatively economical with a V6, and will have the power to survive NJ commuting.

I would suggest no modifications except your head unit swap. This is a daily driver, not a show or go car. Don't spend a lot of money on it, just enjoy it for what it is and save the money for other things. It's a black car so will need cleaning regularly. :wink:

[ib4200]

looks real clean and i like the usa1 plate in front





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nice dude, car looks real clean.

could always do an lt1 swap down the road ;-)

[MyFirstZ]

some nice wheels, tint and exhaust and that will be one hell of a daily driver.

Keep an eye out on your coolant, notorious for intake gaskets. Seen a few head gaskets to but more so on the 3.4s. Over all simple to do any work on yuorself as long as it does not include taking that intake mani off lol.

[Jersyboyy]

I have a 98 3.8l has a blown bottom end because someone didnt take care of a intake gasket leak and by the time they got around to the intake gasket...the bearings in the bottom end were finished because of the coolant/oil mix.

Keep on eye on that and that thing will run for eva.

Yours is super clean too I really like it. Once you get an exhaust wheels tint and lower it itll be super pimp dude!!

[madness410]

thanks for all the compliments guys. i really do love driving it.

the intake leaks, if they are leaking...you just replace the gaskets right?

ill look into exhausts and stuff after the current one rusts through, im on a tight budget as of now im just looking to get the basics taken care of like stereo and a few minor cosmetic things

[MyFirstZ]

yeah you would replace the gaskets. And do an oil change right after since it can still be mixed in the oil.

If it was my car depending on how the coolant was looking if it was a little chunky i would go as far as replacing the pump, thermo stat and radiator. But that is just me, and making sure the heater core had a extensive flushing.

[Blacdout96]

thanks for all the compliments guys. i really do love driving it.

the intake leaks, if they are leaking...you just replace the gaskets right?

ill look into exhausts and stuff after the current one rusts through, im on a tight budget as of now im just looking to get the basics taken care of like stereo and a few minor cosmetic things


You can replace the intake gaskets, but they are plastic, and they distort over time, allowing them to leak. i heard GM has Aluminum ones out, and Felpro makes them as well, but I cant find the part# for them. If you decide to change, go with them, and you won't have to worry about them again.

[redsoxsstink]

yea im pretty sure gm makes one, me and my dad re-did one on a gran prix. so even if its not gm theres def someone that makes it