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TransAm 08-09-2004 08:13 PM

My 2001 Pontiac Trans Am 5.7V8, 6 speed
 
Hey guys I'm new here so go easy on my ride!!

The "proof or STFU" pic
http://img25.exs.cx/img25/5090/DSCF0001002.th.jpg

A quick view of the cockpit (flag is just there for the pic!)
http://img17.exs.cx/img17/7654/DSCF0004001.th.jpg

The arse end
http://img17.exs.cx/img17/5861/DSCF0028015.th.jpg

Side view with T - Tops off
http://img17.exs.cx/img17/323/DSCF0045031.th.jpg

The mouth of the beast!
http://img17.exs.cx/img17/1563/DSCF0039025.th.jpg

The GM LS1 V8...
http://img13.exs.cx/img13/5239/DSCF0046032.th.jpg

T-Bird 08-09-2004 08:21 PM

you need to do something to that car I've had the pleasure of driving one of the anniversary edition WS6's with SLP Straight pipes and a custom intake. The thing was loud and fast. I love that car.

TransAm 08-09-2004 08:27 PM

I'm tempted to wait til the warranty expires, but yeah now that I've had her a couple of months, I've got used to the power...

T-Bird 08-09-2004 08:31 PM

Exhaust and intake will NOT void your Warranty in the US and if you get it from SLP it doesn't matter what you do since it is a GM company at some dealerships they will install it all before you buy the car and add it to the initial cost of your Lease or Financing.
Although they seem to be working on Mustangs now since the Camaro/Firebird is dead.

TransAm 08-09-2004 08:36 PM

You can't do jack to cars in the UK without voiding your warranty... :cry:

I've got SLP Springs on it now that you mention it...hence it's a little low :)

RC45 was advising me on ECU tuning, LS1 edit, and all that - I just need to find a trustworthy upgrader in DFW.

T-Bird wrote: "Although they seem to be working on Mustangs now since the Camaro/Firebird is dead"

Yeah a guy I work with showed me the SLP website (he's an SS driver and chevy loyalist) and he was like 'WTF, they are doing Mustangs now?'

On the subject of Stangs, I'd have loved a Supercharged Cobra, the 02/03 model, but my budget wouldn't allow it.

T-Bird 08-09-2004 08:51 PM

well SLP built the SS and Firehawk's at their factory actually so alot of their parts are already SLP, if you look through the site you might notice that they have original stock replacements for them.

graywolf624 08-09-2004 09:01 PM

One major bit of advice. Dont buy parts from SLightly Price performance.

They over charge and they arent the best parts on the market.

IgotWRXed 08-10-2004 12:44 AM

beast!! i wanted a WS6 before the WRX but sadly, insurance would have cost an arm and a leg. and probably cause for prostitution

RC45 08-10-2004 12:44 AM

Here's a little picture I took pf what I saw in my rear view mirror a while back.

Hope you enjoy it.. There are few cars on the road that look more sinister than this.. :)

http://www.z06vette.com/gallery/data...48100_2277.jpg

TT 08-10-2004 03:31 AM

Thanks for the pics dude :D

I just noticed your signature and I am wondering.. did you live in Europe in the past? Or do you actually had a 106 S16 in the US?

blah 08-10-2004 03:35 AM

I love the WS6 looks even if it does only add 15 hp. How much did you pay for that baby? I hope in 08 when i graduate they will have brought back the T/A since the Camaro is coming back in 07. A Black WS6 is one of the meanest looking cars in the world. I think if i saw this and a cobra right next to it in my rear view id cry.

TransAm 08-10-2004 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TT
Thanks for the pics dude :D

I just noticed your signature and I am wondering.. did you live in Europe in the past? Or do you actually had a 106 S16 in the US?

I can tell you're from the mainland calling the pug an S16 !!!

Yes I am European (English), I am working in the US for a couple of years at Lockheed. I got the Z3 when I first moved here. The other cars in my sig are the ones I had in the UK.

blah 08-10-2004 08:00 AM

Aww i see as soon as you got here you opted for Some American muscle basically, and some German elegance. :D

TransAm 08-10-2004 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blah
I love the WS6 looks even if it does only add 15 hp. How much did you pay for that baby? I hope in 08 when i graduate they will have brought back the T/A since the Camaro is coming back in 07. A Black WS6 is one of the meanest looking cars in the world. I think if i saw this and a cobra right next to it in my rear view id cry.

I think it adds a bit more than 15hp - I drove a 320hp Cobra earlier in the year and my WS6 feels quicker. A lot of them dyno at about 340Crank HP so I am told although I ought to dyno it now or STFU!!! I'll be taking it to a tuner and getting some minor upgrading done in the near future so I'll post pics of the results. I'd like to get another 80 HP or so.

I paid $21500 plus tax in June at a Mercedes dealership of all places, which is a little on the high side I know, but the car is a manual and in a popular colour. Also it only had 20k miles on the odo.

I'd have liked a black one but the only ones I could find were automatics :roll:

TransAm 08-10-2004 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blah
Aww i see as soon as you got here you opted for Some American muscle basically, and some German elegance. :D

I got the Z3 first, then I realised how rude I was by not having an American car! (the truth is I grew out of the Z3, and wanted something faster & with a manual gbox) :wink:


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