but its JUST a 3rd gen..
12-08-2006, 11:01 AM
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but its JUST a 3rd gen..
i dont know what it is but.. after owning four 3rd gens and two 4th gens, and not having any f-body for one year.. i want a third gen again. since i sold my '99 TA, i got a '03 gsxr 600, drove my dads '77 vette for a few months, and am currently driving a '00 audi A6.. but theres just something about having a cheap, fun car to drive. i miss my '83 berlinetta 5.0/5sp as much, if not more than my '99 M6 TA.
i guess that means its time to start looking for a fixxer upper again..
i guess that means its time to start looking for a fixxer upper again..
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12-08-2006, 11:44 AM
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12-08-2006, 11:50 AM
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simple, reliable, efficient, powerful.. what more could you ask for?
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12-11-2006, 02:13 PM
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eh.. LS1's are overrated. i would gladly pay less than half for the same engine, with a little more power and torque, for a slight weight penalty. assuming i get an aluminum headed motor, it's still going to weigh less than a Gen I and make over 100hp more than anything that came from the factory in a 3rd gen.
you do know what a LQ4/9 is, correct?
you do know what a LQ4/9 is, correct?
12-11-2006, 03:09 PM
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eh.. LS1's are overrated. i would gladly pay less than half for the same engine, with a little more power and torque, for a slight weight penalty. assuming i get an aluminum headed motor, it's still going to weigh less than a Gen I and make over 100hp more than anything that came from the factory in a 3rd gen.
you do know what a LQ4/9 is, correct?
you do know what a LQ4/9 is, correct?
12-11-2006, 03:14 PM
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the LQ4 and LQ9 are 6.0L truck engines. they are dimensionally the same as the LS1/2/6/7, besides the bore and stroke. all of the accessories bolt up just like an LS1. but most of them are iron blocks. the SSR has an aluminum version for instance, but those are very rare. the LQ9 (345hp) is a higher output version of a LQ4 (315hp-ish?). those are some of the basic differences/simularities.
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What do real world dyno's put the LQ9 at?
12-12-2006, 01:05 PM
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12-12-2006, 01:45 PM
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That would be a pretty cool swap in my opinion. Have any third-gen guys done it before? Of course the LS1 swap has been done, but I haven't seen anyone with a LQ4/9 conversion.
12-13-2006, 10:42 AM
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12-17-2006, 08:38 PM
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I used to have a 91 Z28 with a 350 TPI and a 83 Z28 with the Crossfire injection...The 83 was **** but the 91 was great about everything, I also owned a 1986 2.8 Camaro, what a piece of scrap
12-18-2006, 12:47 AM
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yeah, my parents had a couple third gens with 2.8L's and from what i can remember... thay sucked.
so far ive had a:
1983 Berlinetta (paid $250 for it, 305/5sp, painted it, new WP, PS pump, headliner, sold for $1,500)
1985 Z28 (parts car, bought it for $500, sold the front clip for $400
used the trans in the cheap '87 Z, interior parts in the other '87 Z)
1987 IROC Z28 (33k original miles, 305 tho)
1987 IROC Z28 that some kid f**ked up the old motor, i dropped in a 305, painted it, sold for $2,500
1994 Z28 (A4, my first car )
1999 T/A (LS1/M6, 83k miles, bought it for $7,500 two years ago, what a steal!)
so far ive had a:
1983 Berlinetta (paid $250 for it, 305/5sp, painted it, new WP, PS pump, headliner, sold for $1,500)
1985 Z28 (parts car, bought it for $500, sold the front clip for $400
used the trans in the cheap '87 Z, interior parts in the other '87 Z)1987 IROC Z28 (33k original miles, 305 tho)
1987 IROC Z28 that some kid f**ked up the old motor, i dropped in a 305, painted it, sold for $2,500
1994 Z28 (A4, my first car
)1999 T/A (LS1/M6, 83k miles, bought it for $7,500 two years ago, what a steal!)
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