Impala LSX. Is 107 bucks per hp a good deal?
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Originally posted by jwade95Z
If I had an Impala, the facelift on the rear-end would be worth twice the price ... GM should have done it that way to begin with.
If I had an Impala, the facelift on the rear-end would be worth twice the price ... GM should have done it that way to begin with.
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Originally posted by R377
Boy, the laws of diminishing returns is in full effect here, eh?
I wonder why the Stage 3's high ratio rocker arms only give an extra 5 HP. Does "high ratio" to them mean 1.61?
Boy, the laws of diminishing returns is in full effect here, eh?
I wonder why the Stage 3's high ratio rocker arms only give an extra 5 HP. Does "high ratio" to them mean 1.61?
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Originally posted by jrp4uc
I don't see most Impala buyers opting to spend a large chunk of money to get a decent looking trunk lid/tail lights. There have got to be better values for performance-oriented family sedan buyers.
I don't see most Impala buyers opting to spend a large chunk of money to get a decent looking trunk lid/tail lights. There have got to be better values for performance-oriented family sedan buyers.
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Originally posted by formula79
Well said..after seeing SLP's post F-body stuff I have doubts about thier long term viability.
Well said..after seeing SLP's post F-body stuff I have doubts about thier long term viability.
I think if you got them all you'd pay over 8 grand.
And I just don't know how you can justify a $35K Impala?
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Originally posted by Z284ever
Yeah, I don't know if I'm a cheapskate or what, but I just don't see the SLP upgrades as good bang for the buck.
I think if you got them all you'd pay over 8 grand.
And I just don't know how you can justify a $35K Impala?
Yeah, I don't know if I'm a cheapskate or what, but I just don't see the SLP upgrades as good bang for the buck.
I think if you got them all you'd pay over 8 grand.
And I just don't know how you can justify a $35K Impala?
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Originally posted by Darth Xed
To be brutaly honest... has SLP ever done anything significant besides Firehawk and their part in Camaro SS?
Not really...
To be brutaly honest... has SLP ever done anything significant besides Firehawk and their part in Camaro SS?
Not really...
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Originally posted by R377
And even then, your could argue that the marginal benefits did not warrant their high costs.
And even then, your could argue that the marginal benefits did not warrant their high costs.
IMO, the original 3rd Gen Firehawk offered a significant improvement... but the 4th Gen Firehawk, while nice, didnt offer a similar improvement for the money.
SLP has been put on a bit of a pedestal...moreso than they have actually earned, me thinks.
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Originally posted by Darth Xed
IMO, the original 3rd Gen Firehawk offered a significant improvement... but the 4th Gen Firehawk, while nice, didnt offer a similar improvement for the money.
IMO, the original 3rd Gen Firehawk offered a significant improvement... but the 4th Gen Firehawk, while nice, didnt offer a similar improvement for the money.
I remember that they had a $50K price tag, which for the early nineties was ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING
for an F-body!
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Originally posted by Z284ever
How many 3rd gen Firehawks were actually built? I think it was something ridiculously low like 2 or 3.
I remember that they had a $50K price tag, which for the early nineties was ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING for an F-body!
How many 3rd gen Firehawks were actually built? I think it was something ridiculously low like 2 or 3.
I remember that they had a $50K price tag, which for the early nineties was ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING
for an F-body!
http://www.firehawk.org/article.html?ID=1351
But, yes, you are right... the price was crazy.