im saving up all winter for a trans am ... and i was wondering what was the differences they made on each year? from 98 to 99 ... 99 to 2000 and so on.... i no they upgraded some things on each year... i also heard that the 2000 and up have a LS6 manifold stock ... is this true?

 

the 01 and 02 have the ls6 intake
i would get an 01 or 02 if i were you but that is up to you.

 

'98 - bigger injectors, working temp gauge , 1st year LS1 in F body , possible oil pump issues , and different heads due to the valve cover mounting style (perimeter bolts ala the smallblocks of old )

'99 smaller injectors , non-working temp gauge - dummy 'til it gets close to an overheat situation

'00 cast iron logs for exhaust manifolds - prior years had header styles , and a new breather filter for the air pump , and maybe a starter revision , and a cat revision that seems to cause driver's side cats to go out early

'01 LS6 intake ! , but w/ a weaker camshaft . Beginning of the piston slap issues , but no EGR.

'02 same as '01

Somewhere in the '01 model run I believe there were some LS6 blocks sprinkled in the mix as well.

Here is some good browsing info for ya.


I'm sure people will jump in to correct any errors I have made, or to add additional info.

Hope this helps !

Britt

 

lol ls6 intake can be had for about $300. You'll save way more than that by getting a 98-00 model and buying/installing the intake yourself.

Yes, there were some LS-6 blocks sprinkled in there due to a shortage of LS-1 blocks, and an overstock of ls-6 blocks. Really no way to tell on the car itself without checking the casting number. There was no power gain from having the block.

 

Thanks for that link Britt!

 

thanks alot for the info... i dont think i will have enough money for an 2000 ... im going to have around 14000 ... i think thas good enough for a 98 or 99 ... and i also had a question about the ws6 package... is it really worth it getting the package compared to a formula ... i no it looks cooler with the ram air hood but becides that ?

 

WS6= Hood, 17" Rims, and bigger seat bolsters, but damn they look mean wish i would have gotten one

 

i just bought a 2000 z28 for a little less than $14000.

 

How many miles does that bad boy have? since thats a great price!

 

81k but i got a 3 year 36k warranty with it, body is perfect still drives like new, i got a hell of a deal on it

 

10% of v8 fbodies in 2001 were LS6s
25% of v8 fbodies in 2002 had the LS6.

Remember though, its just the block alone, not the whole engine. Its not like you have a whole LS6.