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Mike 01-17-2013 07:09 PM

i regret buying the trailblazer in 06 and not just putting an engine into my old pickup... that huge expense is kind of what forced me financially to stay stock internals on the trans am... which took the fun out of it at its final stages...

if i never bought the tbss, i would have a cool 92 pickup and the t/a would have been closer to the goals... and i probably would have had money in the bank on top of all that

WayFast84 01-17-2013 10:46 PM

Add me to the I wish I saved more for a house list. I could probably have a house halfway paid off by now in another state or a nice down payment saved up for a house in Jersey.

monte383sbc 01-28-2013 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by spina74 (Post 867637)
Why did you not like the locker. I was gonna get one.

if i had a auto at the time it probly woulda been ok, but with a 6speed and a monster level 6 clutch driving around town was rough, it would pop and click real loud around turns, and load and unload causing the car to drift for a split second kinda scary, so happy its gone, but i still have it, its for a ford 9'' its forsale

JL8Jeff 01-29-2013 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by WildBillyT (Post 867248)
I gotta say, even though I like the sound and I got it for a screaming deal, the more I work with my 3" dual exhaust on the Nova the more I just shake my head at how much it's a PITA and not necessary. The clearance is not that great, I had to heat and hammer the pipes to get it to clear the tires, and it's pretty heavy. :evil:


So nut up. What have you guys bought that you wish you hadn't?

I bought the 3" exhaust for the 70 SS396 and ran into the same problem. You would really need a muffler shop to fit the tailpipes properly between the leaf springs and lower quarter panel. I just cut them 67-68 style and it worked fine. I think the 3" headpipes into the mufflers works fine but just take 2-1/2" pipes off the mufflers for better clearance and probably minimal power loss.

Blacdout96 02-01-2013 09:15 PM

The pacesetter headers, 4:10 gears (never really got to use them properly) and lowering the car without having adjustable upper a arms.

Dudbird113 02-01-2013 10:04 PM

Def performabuilt level 1 trans. No more forth gear. Time for a level 2

TTA850 02-06-2013 08:04 PM

Lots of parts I regret but don't think I'd have done it differently, only way to learn is to make mistakes :)


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