My co-worker has a 98 Formula, it's an auto, 2.92 or something highway gears. He
put heads,cam,exhaust, stall converter, ram air and he put down 12.30's or lower
I think. He dynoed around 330hp at the wheel, I'm sure his has more now. But his
rear end is about to blow and his now rebuilding his tranny to handle 500+hp at
the wheels. So mid 11's on a stock system might not hold up long at all.
Anthony_Gonatas@ars.aon.com on 01/29/2002 09:38:40 AM
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Subject: Re: DML: thinkin about sellin the r/t
18 G's for an SS w/16k , wow that's a steal. Jump on that! Hell, I could do 16k
in one year let alone 3yrs. Isn't this the last so called year they are going to
make the F-body. Good luck.
"Mike Turner" <donkeydan69@hotmail.com> on 01/29/2002 07:42:56 AM
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thanks for the concern, but i know what im getting into with the f-body. i
drive a trans am all the time and i love the car. i like its rattles and
its noise. its not just the problems with the r/t that make me want to sell
it. the only way i would keep the r/t right now is if speedtweaks had the
twin turbo kit ready. i just dont wanna put a supercharger or 408 and not
be satisfied. and yes i know the stock rear end on the f-body is crap past
mid 11's. ive done plenty of research. i can get a '99 SS w/ 16k miles for
18 g's and it was driven by an older woman. so its in damn good shape. but
thanks for the concern again, but im still leaning heavily towards the SS.
thanks
mike turner
>From: Anthony_Gonatas@ars.aon.com
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: thinkin about sellin the r/t
>Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 15:32:19 -0600
>
>I've learned to deal with things like that, sometimes you just can't win.
>The SS
>or WS6 is not without it's problems just like any car or truck. Try rear
>hatch
>and door rattling problems, engine knocking sound in idle (4gen). Try
>driving it
>in snow, or hitting bumps. The new F-body's still have all the problems the
>old
>ones had, they just come with more power. I use to own a 3gen F-Body, GTA.
> The
>main reason I didn't buy a 4th gen was due to it's very sloped window.
>First you
>cant see jack, then your front end feels like a station wagon. Sure you
>can run
>high 13's easy, but anything more, your talking about risking rear end
>failure
>or tranny problems if stock. Stick with your R/T, trying adding a
>supercharger
>Forget the laughing gas, it can't be had all the time like a supercharger.
>It
>will cost you more to sell your R/T and find a decent F-body that isn't
>ragged
>out. Now that will be hard to do, unless some fool bought a SS and didn't
>go
>fast with it. Who buy's a mid range sport car to go slow in? Unless it's a
>corvette or other upper class sport car. Do what you want, just drive that
>F-body for a few day's before buying it. Did I mention the flip lights on
>the
>WS6 can be a nightmare if they start giving you problems like not flipping
>up
>correctly.
>
>
>
>
>"Mike Turner" <donkeydan69@hotmail.com> on 01/28/2002 11:39:21 AM
>
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>
>Subject: DML: thinkin about sellin the r/t
>
>
>
>i am seriously thinkin about sellin the r/t. it pisses me off more and
>more
>everyday. i just replaced the upper ball joints, and the lower control arm
>bushings are worse than ever. ive ran a total of 3lbs of nitrous and i am
>disappointed with its overall performance. dodge has let me down with the
>installation of a truck 360 in the dak and called it performance. if i
>decide to sell it, i am going to get a low mileage SS or WS6. the ls1 is a
>beautiful engine. but dont worry, ill be back when a dakota srt-8 or the
>ram srt-10 comes out. i would like to get some input on what my truck
>could
>sell for. its a '99 cc fr r/t, djm 3/5 kit, nx nitrous, indiglo gauges,
>autlite 3923's, IAT adjuster. thanks for the input guys.
>
>thanks
>mike turner
>
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