Track ready 1998 trans am
this will stay bumped until it's gone, and in the mean time i will continue to drive and race it. i love the car and am in no NEED to sell it, but i want another bike bad, and can't justify having a race car and a bike, since both can only be driven on nice days, and i would always choose the bike over the car.
i found the issue i was having! i took the valve springs to a machine shop and they all tested shitty and he advised replacing them and said he is sure that was my issue, so i will have new ones ordered asap. i will also be installing the bottle as soon as i get some free time.
the wife and i have discussed what we should do with the baby coming in January, and i have decided i want to step out of the drag racing scene for the time being. i work 60 hrs a week, so the last thing i want to do on my days off is work on a race car when i could be spending time with my kid, the same goes for going to the track.
The car is a 1998 Trans Am with a clean Autocheck. It has 135K miles on the body, but almost everything else has been replaced. It is built and ready for the track and is capable of mid-low 10 second 1/4 mile passes, depending on how long i keep it, i will have slips to prove it! Many more pictures available upon request/better quality pictures as soon as the weather clears up.
Ill try by best to list all mods, but may in fact miss some.
Engine:
6.0L Lq4,107K miles (with receipt to prove)
PRC 2.5 5.3L cnc'd heads (slight milling)
2.02"/1.575" Stainless Steel Valves
PRC .650" Lift Dual Valve Spring Kit Complete with Dual
Springs, Titanium Retainers, Seats, & Seals
Texas Speed Torquer V2 camshaft, 232/234 .595"/.598", very street friendly
LS7 lifters
Chromoly 7.400 pushrods
LS2 timing chain
Melling High pressure oil pump
Comp Cams rocker trunion upgrade
Professional Products 85mm intake
Professional Products 85mm throttle body
Oil Catch can
SLP underdrive crank pulley
BBK longtube headers
Poly engine mounts
Transparent intake Lid
Smooth bellow
K&N filter
Chris 1313 intake system
NX wet nitrous kit with jets from 50-175hp, purge, heater, pressure gauge, HSW microedge controller
Custom tuned
Fueling:
Professional Products high flow fuel rails
42# fuel injectors
NEW Racetronix high flow fuel pump
NEW Racetronix fuel pump rewire
Professional Products adjustable fuel pressure regulator
Transmission
FLT level 4 transmission, shifts awesome, never misses a beat
Yank SS3600 stall converter
B&M transmission cooler
Poly transmission mount
Lokar flexible transmission dipstick
Suspension:
QA1 12 way adjustable coilovers
UMI adjustable tunnel mounted torque arm with driveshaft safety loop
UMI adjustable panhard bar
UMI adjustable lower control arms
UMI lower control arm relocation brackets
weld in subframe connectors
Bogart GT 2 piece wheels. 15x8 in rear with MT streets, 15x4.5 in front with MT front runners
Misc:
8 point weld in mild steel Cage
Kirkey 18" drag seat
RJC 5point racing harness
Aeroforce Scan gauge
AEM wideband air/fuel gauge
Glowshift Fuel pressure gauge
Fire Extinguisher
Weight reduction/Deleted:
GUTTED
all brackets cut out from interior
stereo wiring
AC/heat
windshield wipers, wiper motor, wiper tank
bumper supports
e-brake
front sway bar
I think i covered just about everything minus a couple small things here and there. i have over $12000 in parts (no including all fluids and gaskets from the build) let alone the price of the car. the car does have a factory passenger seat installed now, an access panel for the fuel pump, a seat bracket for the kirkey welded to the roll bar, and the roll bar is painted gunmetal. I am looking for a sport bike for trade, must be at least a 1000cc bike, plus cash. would also entertain bike, plus FOIDS. otherwise the asking price is $9,500 i will pay out a finders fee of TCG finds me a buyer though.
Thanks,
Dan
this will stay bumped until it's gone, and in the mean time i will continue to drive and race it. i love the car and am in no NEED to sell it, but i want another bike bad, and can't justify having a race car and a bike, since both can only be driven on nice days, and i would always choose the bike over the car.
i found the issue i was having! i took the valve springs to a machine shop and they all tested shitty and he advised replacing them and said he is sure that was my issue, so i will have new ones ordered asap. i will also be installing the bottle as soon as i get some free time.
the wife and i have discussed what we should do with the baby coming in January, and i have decided i want to step out of the drag racing scene for the time being. i work 60 hrs a week, so the last thing i want to do on my days off is work on a race car when i could be spending time with my kid, the same goes for going to the track.
The car is a 1998 Trans Am with a clean Autocheck. It has 135K miles on the body, but almost everything else has been replaced. It is built and ready for the track and is capable of mid-low 10 second 1/4 mile passes, depending on how long i keep it, i will have slips to prove it! Many more pictures available upon request/better quality pictures as soon as the weather clears up.
Ill try by best to list all mods, but may in fact miss some.
Engine:
6.0L Lq4,107K miles (with receipt to prove)
PRC 2.5 5.3L cnc'd heads (slight milling)
2.02"/1.575" Stainless Steel Valves
PRC .650" Lift Dual Valve Spring Kit Complete with Dual
Springs, Titanium Retainers, Seats, & Seals
Texas Speed Torquer V2 camshaft, 232/234 .595"/.598", very street friendly
LS7 lifters
Chromoly 7.400 pushrods
LS2 timing chain
Melling High pressure oil pump
Comp Cams rocker trunion upgrade
Professional Products 85mm intake
Professional Products 85mm throttle body
Oil Catch can
SLP underdrive crank pulley
BBK longtube headers
Poly engine mounts
Transparent intake Lid
Smooth bellow
K&N filter
Chris 1313 intake system
NX wet nitrous kit with jets from 50-175hp, purge, heater, pressure gauge, HSW microedge controller
Custom tuned
Fueling:
Professional Products high flow fuel rails
42# fuel injectors
NEW Racetronix high flow fuel pump
NEW Racetronix fuel pump rewire
Professional Products adjustable fuel pressure regulator
Transmission
FLT level 4 transmission, shifts awesome, never misses a beat
Yank SS3600 stall converter
B&M transmission cooler
Poly transmission mount
Lokar flexible transmission dipstick
Suspension:
QA1 12 way adjustable coilovers
UMI adjustable tunnel mounted torque arm with driveshaft safety loop
UMI adjustable panhard bar
UMI adjustable lower control arms
UMI lower control arm relocation brackets
weld in subframe connectors
Bogart GT 2 piece wheels. 15x8 in rear with MT streets, 15x4.5 in front with MT front runners
Misc:
8 point weld in mild steel Cage
Kirkey 18" drag seat
RJC 5point racing harness
Aeroforce Scan gauge
AEM wideband air/fuel gauge
Glowshift Fuel pressure gauge
Fire Extinguisher
Weight reduction/Deleted:
GUTTED
all brackets cut out from interior
stereo wiring
AC/heat
windshield wipers, wiper motor, wiper tank
bumper supports
e-brake
front sway bar
I think i covered just about everything minus a couple small things here and there. i have over $12000 in parts (no including all fluids and gaskets from the build) let alone the price of the car. the car does have a factory passenger seat installed now, an access panel for the fuel pump, a seat bracket for the kirkey welded to the roll bar, and the roll bar is painted gunmetal. I am looking for a sport bike for trade, must be at least a 1000cc bike, plus cash. would also entertain bike, plus FOIDS. otherwise the asking price is $9,500 i will pay out a finders fee of TCG finds me a buyer though.
Thanks,
Dan
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