Old gtp

[frank]

Loved my blue gtp, such a great color on that car.

 

[Jfrost]

Fiero’s are cheap and 3800’s fit. Like others I always wanted a rwd 3800 that had a more reliable trans. While the trans’ really aren’t that much better, the cars are a whole lot lighter which helps. Plus it’s fun having a 3800 with a manual.

 

[Mattstrike]

F40, 4t80, or just go RWD.

 

[10sec]

Nah.

 

[Jfrost]

The F23 out of early 2000’s Cavalier and Sunfires is a common manual transmission people use in Fiero’s with good results so far. If I ever do upgrade from the stock trans, that’s the route I’d go.

 

[Mook]

Man, this thread gave me feels....and its barely 2 pages.

 

[10sec]

Well, if you want to get back into it they're all really cheap! My redfire one was the best one of them all and it was a piece of shit when I bought it from Rob from SDD. Fuckin' cigarettes all over, smelled like shit, interior looked like it had a proper soup kitchen and the front was all fucked up. After the restoration and turbo kit that car was just fantastic and I miss it.

 

[Mook]

The only reason I'd buy one again is if I needed a DD, which I dont.

 

[10sec]

I LOVED this idle.

 

[Mook]

 

[v6buicks]

Dang it.... Now I have to add an obnoxious cam to the Camaro shopping list.

 

[10sec]

Even if it hurts power the NIC cam is the best one to listen to. The ST5 turbo cam is pretty lopey too as seen above but even if I went with a turbo, I'd get that NIC cam for the cool idle sounds despite it being wrong for the setup The motors can make more than enough power in completely stock form to ruin any built transmission anyways.

 

[duramax302]

Where did the turbo Daytona go to? Where are pics of yakjak’s?

 

[Ron Vogel]

I got 240k on my stock trans, never touched the fluid after like 100k either. Lots of low 12 passes on slicks. I did pop a few CV’s though.

 

[SleeperLS]

Lucky bastard

 

[10sec]

There's a few hero stories here and there, which gives a false sense of hope lol. PANDA made a ton of 12sec passes with his setup on a stock trans too and his car was full weight. Ron's was quite lighter than the average car with his interesting ways to remove a lot of weight PANDA's car had quite a few miles on it as well, but like all of his cars it was very well taken care of and it still had rocker rust.

 

[Bru]

There's a few hero stories here and there, which gives a false sense of hope lol. PANDA made a ton of 12sec passes with his setup on a stock trans too and his car was full weight. Ron's was quite lighter than the average car with his interesting ways to remove a lot of weight PANDA's car had quite a few miles on it as well, but like all of his cars it was very well taken care of and it still had rocker rust.

I feel like the way to preserve rockers was to store the car indoors and never wash it Keep away from any water at all costs. My car was meticulously and regularly washed, and still Flintstoned. Part of me would like to still buy one of these and take the collective knowledge learned from this community over the years and do a simple sleeper build.

 

[Aircal]

Rocker rust was why I sold mine. Keeps me from looking at another to. Even worse just a couple years later all the gas intake area rust....

 

[GTPpower]

The xpz in my car makes great power, but it idles like a stock cam. Almost makes me want to switch to the is4.

 

[Rent Free]

Sunroof cars were way worse. Drains right into the rockers

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I’d buy a regal if I ever did it again.

 

[Rent Free]

My jasper green GS was my favorite wbody. Buttttt it comitted suicide in front of my garage. Death by fire. Was a fun car got it from a dumb college kid for only $1700 bucks too. Didnt know what the whine was......LOL