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j0n · 01-13-2005, 07:31 PM

both my parents work full-time and long hours at that, so since i was born i spent every summer at my cousin's house. Everyone at that house was a nascar/vette nut and i could sit through an entire winston cup race before i could talk. at that time my uncle had a 35th anny vette(the one where EVERYTHING is white) and it was the God of cars to me. as i got older i started looking for a 3rd or 4th gen vette that i could buy for cheap(

) n fix up, but that dream was crushed after a year of staring at insurance quotes and prices that were WAY outa my price range. at this point i looked to the next best thing, the f-body, since it had the same engine as the vette. then i turned into a complete camaro-loving idiot, and even called firebirds fake camaros(still hittin myself for that) and i started looking for a 3rd gen camaro. my neighbor(major gearhead) caught wind of this and since his son didnt give two ****s about cars(said no to the 92 mint condition mustang convertible his dad offered him in order to end up buying a 4-door 96 grand am gt

). He and i began searching the classifieds religiously until he saw me outside one day and asked if id be interested in a firebird he found. went out to check it out with my mom and neighbor and it turned out to be a very good-looking clean car(bright red 89 formula ttops L03 auto) and i ended up buying it since i didnt think i would find a camaro in my price range. Then i came across the f-bodyhideout and learned that my car was slow as **** and that pontiac was always a step ahead of the bow-tie so i decided to never consider a camaro...and the rest is history

ps i still will stay true to my pact even if the camaro is brought back and the bird is not...i will never purchase a maro over a bird ever

SpeakersGoBoom · 01-14-2005, 12:17 PM

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pontiac was always a step ahead of the bow-tie

If I remember what I read correctly...
1970 GTO (400ci) = 14.4 in quartermile time
1970 Chevelle SS (396ci) = 15.3

Fasterthanyou · 01-14-2005, 08:19 PM

Firebirds smile, cry, sleep, squint, wink and have abnormally large rear ends while the camaro's have a simple glair that says "we mean buisness... no frill, just thrill."
Ha, just kidding. Unlike you guys I'd own either so long as it has 8 cylinders (or 6 with a turbo).

90FormulaWS6 · 01-14-2005, 08:56 PM

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[img] I'd own either so long as it has 8 cylinders (or 6 with a turbo).

WERD

BigAls87Z28 · 01-15-2005, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by j0n

pontiac was always a step ahead of the bow-tie

If I remember what I read correctly...
1970 GTO (400ci) = 14.4 in quartermile time
1970 Chevelle SS (396ci) = 15.3

Thats why God invented the 454 LS-6. 8)

CrAsH · 01-15-2005, 10:51 AM

pontiac 455 chevy 454?

Fasterthanyou · 01-15-2005, 11:07 AM

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pontiac 455 chevy 454?

The poncho 455 motor was junk. A stroked 400

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Give me a chevy 454 over the poncho 455 anyday. I like big bore engines for SPORTS cars, leave the long strokes for the trucks that don't have good transmissions.
Don't get me wrong, I love poncho motors and have respect for everything GM did back in the day. I just don't find the 455 to be anything special.
It's a shame the LS-6 454 never made in the 70 camaro's, that would have been a rocketship.
The 1970 Chevelle SS with the 450hp 454 was a low 13's at around 105mph. Chew on that a little you camaro haters.

CrAsH · 01-15-2005, 01:21 PM

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pontiac 455 chevy 454?

The poncho 455 motor was junk. A stroked 400

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Give me a chevy 454 over the poncho 455 anyday. I like big bore engines for SPORTS cars, leave the long strokes for the trucks that don't have good transmissions.
Don't get me wrong, I love poncho motors and have respect for everything GM did back in the day. I just don't find the 455 to be anything special.
It's a shame the LS-6 454 never made in the 70 camaro's, that would have been a rocketship.
The 1970 Chevelle SS with the 450hp 454 was a low 13's at around 105mph. Chew on that a little you camaro haters.

thats a chevelle not a camaro an di dont hate camaros there jus third best in my opinion

BigAls87Z28 · 01-15-2005, 10:47 PM

Bah...who needs a 454 when you can have an all aluminum 427 BBC ZL1...

SpeakersGoBoom · 01-16-2005, 08:52 AM

My uncle bought an 87 Firebird from Lou's Pontiac when the 88s had just came out and the 87s were cheap, back in the day. First time he brought it over, I'm told that I got in the drivers seat and refused to get out.

SpeakersGoBoom · 01-16-2005, 08:53 AM

Anyway, He had it for a few years, but every winter it snowed. So he ended up selling it to my grandparents and bought a truck. That was the first winter it didnt snow.

my grandmother drived it for a few years. That was so cool. in 3rd grade, one kid gets picked up in a minivan, another gets picked up in a stationwagon, and you...you leave in a firebird! 8) Oh common! It was third grade! We were all impressed with stupid **** like that, I'm sure! Anyway, They had the car a few years, and it was promised to me, so for about 3 years or so, it was out in a garage in PA, where my Grandparents have a house. When I was 16, i took a day off from school with my dad to go get it and trailer it back. My parents wouldnt register it, so it sat in my driveway for the winter. More times than not, I kept it company.

SpeakersGoBoom · 01-16-2005, 08:54 AM

Anyway, I turned 17, and I was in love with that car, and driving in general. Anything that gave me the oportunity to drive, i volunteered. Milk, picking up the brother, even made up excuses to go driving. In the end, I racked up over 30k miles in just under a year, and I put that car through hell, and it kept running. Then I saw a trans am. scary similar. 86, Blue/silver...except it was a TA, had t tops, and a sweet sound system in the trunk (but the original tape deck player

) Anyway, I got that, sold the firebird, and now i have the TA. Regardless of what people say about the 305, I love it. After spending almost a year driving around in a 2.8 Firebird, with everyone telling you it "wasnt a real car," just the knowledge of having a v8 under the hood does somethig for me. Not that I'd turn down an LS1 motor if it happened to come my way, but just the knowledge that I have a v8 makes me feel all warm and squishy inside.

SpeakersGoBoom · 01-16-2005, 08:56 AM

And for those who are going to post something in reply, I am not doing the multipe posts intenionally. Ive been trying to put my story up for three days now, but when i put it all in, it wont go through. Finally, this time I decided to break it up, and it went through.

Trans Am Chick · 01-16-2005, 08:57 AM

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More times than not, I kept it company.

Good times...

SpeakersGoBoom · 01-16-2005, 08:59 AM

You were only there for maybe 1/1000th of the time I was in the car. In the rare cases when I actually did homework, I did it in the car.

Trans Am Chick · 01-16-2005, 09:01 AM

doesnt mean it wasnt fun times in that car. some things youll never forget. those times are one. and considering it WASNT my car. i spent a hell of a lotta time in it before you started driving. lol i loved that car. it was awsome. fun. nd i knew exactly where to look for u if i cudnt find u. in the car. i gues most of all what i loved is.. how much u loved it. got me kinda jelous. but then you helped me get my car... and now i have that too. to some extent.

camaro2you · 01-16-2005, 09:04 AM

lol

Trans Am Chick · 01-16-2005, 09:08 AM

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lol

how long do u have until u get ur license again...?

42 days left!!

SpeakersGoBoom · 01-16-2005, 10:44 AM

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lol

how long do u have until u get ur license again...?

42 days left!!

Camaro2you, you dont have a license yet?

Trans Am Chick · 01-16-2005, 10:45 AM

isnt he like 15 still... haha.

Mike · 01-16-2005, 11:40 AM

like 13

Blacdout96 · 01-17-2005, 12:02 AM

Well my dad long ago owned a 73 camaro in **** brown, he told me of stories like he took the 305 out and put a 350 in and said it would move!! Well like father like son, my first camaro was a 79' at the age of 17. unfortunately i'm in the process of selling it, too much body work needs to be done, but I have a 96, and wouldnt part with it for the world, even though it has a 6 cylinder, it still flies

camaro2you · 01-17-2005, 07:07 AM

ya i know it sucks im still 13 but ill have two bad ass cars by time i get it. My 86z and when ever i get my fourth gen daily driver car.Â*I still get to drive em in my backyard and court.

camaro2you · 01-17-2005, 07:10 AM

Whats the age again they keep making it go up instead of going down

those stupid ******** there doing this on purpose. lol

SpeakersGoBoom · 01-17-2005, 04:13 PM

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Whats the age again they keep making it go up instead of going down

those stupid ******** there doing this on purpose. lol

Age for what? Permit is 16 1/2, provisional license is 17, full license is 18.