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RE: New owner of a: - 7/23/2007 8:31:35 PM
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i would have kept the V6 mustang...unless the camaro would have had a 350...youre at a disadvantage with with the 305. however, a SBC is the most easily modded engine in the free world.
you know, to the OP, i have to say that the attitude really is uncalled for. youre 17 and talking about how youre going to have a fast car at a young age...i too bought an older, slow V8 car (my white car is an 83 dodge) and i have less than 5 grand in the car, and im in the deep 12s, but i also had my dad to teach me things along the way, and i know what im doing. if you want to learn as you go, i might suggest getting rid of the chip on your shoulder. removing the emissions stuff is only going to do so much, as your car, like mine, came with 140 stock horsepower...when i got rid of the emissions computer and 2bbl carb/intake...the best that i was able to get out of the stock 318 (headers, exhaust, intake, carb)...with a mildly built 727 trans and a new rearend with 391 gears was low 15s. i had the option of building the stock engine, but i lucked into a 340, and my parts are oddly matched, but i make a decent amount of power.
a word of advice..take it or not, i dont care...
talk to people who ACTUALLY WORK ON THEIR OWN CARS, and base your mods from what those who ACTUALLY WORK ON, AND RACE their own cars, and youll learn tons more than "what so and so says". my current setup put my 3700lb car into the low 12s, and the guys on mopar forums who "know what they are talking about" insist that my setup wont get me out of the 13s...read and learn, and make your decisions carefully, since youre working on a budget.
oh, and dont take advice from someone who benefits from giving you advice.
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RE: New owner of a: - 7/23/2007 9:07:11 PM
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there you go again. if people aren't in 100% support of you, you get pissy. enjoy your lunchbox. you went from an ugly stang to a hedious camaro. you should re-read your posts before calling ANYBODY snotty-nosed punks. 
I gotta agree with Nanaki. You're getting all pissy about what we're saying, but think about it. You had a decent V6 Mustang and then got a slow, ugly ass Camaro. Did you really expect us to be in favor of a Camaro, unless it's a late model LS1 or something?
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I have never heard of a non-brand name car....would that be like a Fred's Fun Wagon?
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RE: New owner of a: - 7/23/2007 10:03:36 PM
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Well Josh, hope you best of luck again, but here is a good bit of advice, and it's the best "ANYBODY" on here will every give you. STOP, where you're at, RIGHT NOW, do not drop a dime and I mean a dime more than you need to into this car to keep it runing. Why you ask? Simple, it's an old car, and old cars can wear down quickly when turned from yard token to daily driver. In other words, save up and buy something, anything, remotely new, that you can use as your real DD so that your Camaro can be your project car. Serriously, you do not drive a project car as your one and only DD, it never works out well, trust me on this one. I'm doing the same thing, I've put all mods for Salena on hault until I can buy me a new DD, which will just so happen to more than likely be a 97 or new Camaro V6, sorry gus, the Camaro V6 is a little better on a few key things I'm looking at than the stang, sad, but true.
In any since, good luck again.
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RE: New owner of a: - 7/23/2007 11:26:25 PM
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Lol that car is so ****in ugly.... I would be embarrassed to drive or be any where near that, and that's true talk take it how you want! I can't begin to imagine your reasoning behind this....
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RE: New owner of a: - 7/24/2007 7:42:54 AM
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Actually a Ford Probe would be a nice little edition sporty, and all around decent, however, I personally wouldn't buy anything older than 15 years unless it has killer miles and is in excellent condition, simply because of the fact that older cars are so unpredictable as to what may go out next.
Oh, that's not ugly, the 1979 Thunderbird my dad is looking at buying as my temporary second car as well as his and my moms, that's butt ugly, that Camaro looks like a god send compared to that Thunderbird.
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RE: New owner of a: - 7/24/2007 7:56:00 AM
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Well Josh, hope you best of luck again, but here is a good bit of advice, and it's the best "ANYBODY" on here will every give you. STOP, where you're at, RIGHT NOW, do not drop a dime and I mean a dime more than you need to into this car to keep it runing. Why you ask? Simple, it's an old car, and old cars can wear down quickly when turned from yard token to daily driver. In other words, save up and buy something, anything, remotely new, that you can use as your real DD so that your Camaro can be your project car. Serriously, you do not drive a project car as your one and only DD, it never works out well, trust me on this one. I'm doing the same thing, I've put all mods for Salena on hault until I can buy me a new DD, which will just so happen to more than likely be a 97 or new Camaro V6, sorry gus, the Camaro V6 is a little better on a few key things I'm looking at than the stang, sad, but true.
In any since, good luck again.
he is right that is the best advice you are giong to get. i daily drove a 1966 mustang for 3 years, and i was always working on the car just to keep it running. getting a second car will save you a ton of headaches.
best of luck man. oh and other posters are correct about your attitude, you need to chill a bit, some people on here have very good advice to give and just because it didn't pat you on the back for buying (oh wait you haven't even bought this car yet) the car you want doesn't mean it isn't good advice. anyways good luck with the car you will need it.
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RE: New owner of a: - 7/24/2007 2:53:10 PM
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he is right that is the best advice you are giong to get. i daily drove a 1966 mustang for 3 years, and i was always working on the car just to keep it running. getting a second car will save you a ton of headaches.
best of luck man. oh and other posters are correct about your attitude, you need to chill a bit, some people on here have very good advice to give and just because it didn't pat you on the back for buying (oh wait you haven't even bought this car yet) the car you want doesn't mean it isn't good advice. anyways good luck with the car you will need it.
Yeah, I know Jeremys right. The thing is tho that this is a well kept engine and its a chevy.. not saying anything bad about ford engines, chevys just do last longer than most older fords.
As for calming down.. Yeah ive calmed down but im still pissed that people had to open their mouths with negative stuff... I mean understand its a big project and im taking a risk here.. but when i look back i want to say that i had the guts to take this on...
If you're gonna get pissed about people's opinions, then don't post on an online forum. Obviously the internet isn't for you...
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I have never heard of a non-brand name car....would that be like a Fred's Fun Wagon?
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RE: New owner of a: - 7/24/2007 2:55:37 PM
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sorry but i have to agree with xemeth
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RE: New owner of a: - 7/24/2007 3:23:13 PM
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Good luck man! I hope that the car works out for you!
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RE: New owner of a: - 7/24/2007 3:41:43 PM
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he is right that is the best advice you are giong to get. i daily drove a 1966 mustang for 3 years, and i was always working on the car just to keep it running. getting a second car will save you a ton of headaches.
best of luck man. oh and other posters are correct about your attitude, you need to chill a bit, some people on here have very good advice to give and just because it didn't pat you on the back for buying (oh wait you haven't even bought this car yet) the car you want doesn't mean it isn't good advice. anyways good luck with the car you will need it.
Yeah, I know Jeremys right. The thing is tho that this is a well kept engine and its a chevy.. not saying anything bad about ford engines, chevys just do last longer than most older fords.
As for calming down.. Yeah ive calmed down but im still pissed that people had to open their mouths with negative stuff... I mean understand its a big project and im taking a risk here.. but when i look back i want to say that i had the guts to take this on...
That's just it, it isn't the engine or tranny you really need to worry about, it's everything else. Granted, GM makes better trannies and engines than Ford, this is an all too true well know fact, however, GMs are very prone to electrical problems, especially their older cars, and are also very prone to rust, yet again, their older cars. So that's two things right there that you're going to have to worry about. The main things that will go out on you are the small things like break parts, a/c parts, external accessories, sending units, sensors, fuses, vacume lines, hoses, etc. the list goes on and on. Granted, and older car doesn't have as many electrical components and newer cars do, but they do still have a few, and if they go out, you're stuck.
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RE: New owner of a: - 7/24/2007 3:53:28 PM
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Someone saw transformers, didn't they? lol.
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