Found a good deal on a 93 TA M6

I am decently knowledgeable on 4th gens, but can hurt to ask the masters!

I know this is the first year of the 4th gen, and besides the typical LT1 probs that im aware of ( optispark, leaky intake Manifold gasket)
anything to be causious of in particular? Anything unique to 93's?

take a look...
93 TA on autotrader.com

BTW the price has been reduced again, "plenty of room on this one"-prob because its been sitting there since last year

ugly wheels no T-tops or leather....but thats were the fun comes in....... forgot to ask the salesguy it it has PW, i dont know if i can deal without thoese

 

try www.speeddensity.org
dedicated to '92-'93 LT1's

link says it has power windows but it doesnt list mileage
with that limited amount of info its hard to say anything about it until you drive it and describe it more to us

front and rear main seal leaks are other areas to check for, whiney rearend, take it out on a highway and get in 6th gear at cruising speed 60mph+ and mash on the gas pedal to check for clutch slippage, check for grinding during gear selection look at body panels for ripples, way out of whack body panel alignment etc.

 

Nice, I am a bit partial though. 93s had two six speeds make sure thats a 3.23 car, also the price is ok if it has real low miles.

 

how old r u? i'm 17 and cuz the car is financed, must have comp & collision. this means bend over and get ready for the insurance bill. almost $200/month. i think its well worth it though. these are awesome pieces of machine. enjoy responsibly though!! anymore questions, let me know. oh yeah, be ready to buy tires often.

-Daniel

 

There is a HUGE thread covering the differences between the 93's and other years.

http://web.camaross.com/forums/showt...3&pagenumber=1

 

anyone have the code for 3.23 rearend, do all M6 cars come with posi-trac?

im 19, IF i buy a car it will be a 'leasure veichle' they call it, 3 to 6 months per year insurance.... and it will be going under my fathers name; which will help immensly

 

The Six speed cars had two different codes, just look at the RPO sheet for one of the following:

M28 was the wide ratio M6 with a 2.73 rear end.

M29 is the close ratio (Viper) M6 with a 3.23 rear. This is the more desirable of the two.

As for 93's being different, the thread that Injuneer cited has pretty much everything. Some high points are:

No MAF, the car is run off of speed density.

The computer uses an EProm instead of an EEProm. Meaning, you have to burn chips as you can't reflash the computer like in the 94+ cars. No biggie, as all the chip burning stuff is relatively inexpensive, and we've got a very talented chip burner at Pcmforless.

NO SKIP SHIFT!!!!

The intake manifold setup is a little better too. The 93's manifold doesn't have the big indentation for the front fuel rail crossover because on 93's the fuel rail crossover is on the backside of the rails.

And everyone knows that 93's respond better to mods and are faster than the rest!!!

As for the one you're looking at, how many miles are on it, and does it have any mods??? $6000 seems kind of steep unless there's some mods or low miles. Reference: I bought the Purple Pearl 93 in my sig last summer for $6000 as it sits, all mods included, 92K on the clock.

Lastly, check out the speed density forum, link in sig. It's 93 specific, and we've got quite a few knowledgable people over there!!

 

The M29 Transmission came with a 3.23
The M28 Trans came with a 2.73

 

I'd wager that it's been there so long because they're well over a grand higher on price than they should be. A 93 (around here at least) in great shape books in at about 4500.
You'll have to consider that too -if you're financing, banks won't (normally) lend you more than book value for a car.