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Yea the car was obviously beat to hell.

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Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon (Post 639162)

the 98s had a few of the following problems...

ls1 intake with egr
faulty hatch releases
Perimeter valve cover bolts
coils were mounted individually and not on 1 bracket, have to remove one at a time.
paper water pump gaskets liked to leak
exhaust manifolds were more restrictive
head castings were different and werent as good as the later ones
15 gallon steel gas tanks
98 blocks have smaller cylinder sleeves and cant be remanned
early pcv system that was crap
no idle adjustment on the throttle body

not to mention little electrical gremlins that pop up in all fbodies but show themselves more in the 98s....such as window motors and leaky heads/tails/corner lamps

All that pretty much adds up to nothing...and like said the 241's arent much better...Only reason the 01-02's are faster in because of the LS6 intake.

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Originally Posted by MonmouthCtyAntz (Post 639674)

All that pretty much adds up to nothing...and like said the 241's arent much better...Only reason the 01-02's are faster in because of the LS6 intake.

Yeah that my 98 booked when I had it.

Saw a black Ls1 Trans am for sale on King George road right off the park way. its in that gas station lot across a deli. I think its between woodbridge and fords before gtting to amboy

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Originally Posted by MonmouthCtyAntz (Post 639674)

All that pretty much adds up to nothing...and like said the 241's arent much better...Only reason the 01-02's are faster in because of the LS6 intake.

The 2001 had alot more going for them then just the intake. The engine was built just a bit better and alot internal issues especially in the oiling system were addressed.