My Addiction

My Addiction!!

My 1998 Pontiac Trans Am

Why? Because Bankruptcy is an Acquired Taste!

History

What can I say. I've been addicted to F-bodies since I was 15 years old. From my '82 v6 Firebird, to my '86 IROC clone Camaro, to my new second love. I can't help it. I tried the whole truck/SUV thing, but it just doesn't work for me. I love everything about these cars. I sure hope GM comes to their senses soon, because I won't be buying a new vehicle from them until the return of the F-Body!!!

Pictures:

Current Mods:

SLP Ram Air Hood
Silver Decals All Around
85mm Airlid
WS6 Lower Airbox
K&N Filter
F.A.S.T. 90mm Intake Manifold
SDPC 90mm Throttle Body
Removed EGR
TB Coolant Bypass
Cooling Fan Switch Mod
Removed A.I.R.
NX Dual Stage Wet Kit
Dynojet Wideband Commander
Triple Pillar Pod
Autometer Electric Fuel Pressure Gauge
Autometer Electric Nitrous Pressure Gauge
MSD Window Switch
NOS Bottle Heater
NX Switch Panel
SLP TCS Inverter Switch
NGK TR6 Spark Plugs
MSD Superconductor Wires
Evans LS2 Hi-flow Water Pump
B&M 24,000# Trans Cooler
TCI Competition Torque Converter (3800 Stall Lock-up)
Borla Stainless Steel Tunable Exhaust
QTEC Electric Cutout
Wings West Front Spoiler
Wings West Commando Spoiler
Enkei V1 Wheels (17x8 Front, 18x10 Rear)
Kumho Ecsta MX Tires (245/45/ZR17 Front, 285/40/ZR17 Rear)
BMR Boxed Weld In Subframe Connectors
BMR Chrome Moly LCA's, K-member, and A-arms
TBYRNE Double Adjustable Panhard Rod
Strange 12 Bolt Rear Axle w/3.73 Gears
Spohn Performance Chrome Moly Torque Arm
Spohn Extreme Duty Driveshaft
TA Performance Girdle
QA1 Gen-F 12 Position Adjustable Shocks
Chopped rear springs and backed off front QA1's for 1 inch drop
FLP Level 5 4L65E Transmission
Kooks 1 7/8" Stainless Headers and Off-Road Y-Pipe
SDPC forged LS2 402
ARP Main Studs
Eagle 4" Crankshaft
Diamond Pistons
42lb Injectors
ET Performance 245 Heads
Comp Cams 242/248 .611"/.615" 114+2 XER Camshaft
ARP Head Studs
ASP Underdrive Pulley
Ported LS6 Oil Pump
Aeromotive A1000 Fuel Pump
BMR Chrome Moly Strut Tower Brace
Corbeau A4 Leather Seats
RCI 5 Point Harnesses
Wolfe 6 Point Roll Bar w/Swingout Door Bars
Lightweight Carpet and Rear Seat Removal
Custom Tuning by Sean at C.A.R.S.

Timeline:

Feb 20, 2001:

Got my TA. It was a good day ;)

May 2002:

Started Performance Mods (NOS, HPP3, Airlid, K&N filter)
Started getting stuff around for the paint job.

Sept 2002:

Getting the car painted (Thanks Joe, I love it!)
Problems with everything I got from Wings West (too late to send back, it's painted once)
Tragedy - 3 days out of the paint shop, I found some road construction in the middle of the night and embedded gravel clear up to the middle of my front license plate cover!!! (wanna see a grown man cry!!)

Winter 02/03

Re-Prepping the Wings West Stuff For another shot in the booth
Prepped the front fascia for another shot
Installed TC and Trans Cooler
Installed Plugs and Wires
Installed DS Loop, Panhard Rod, and SFC's
Flushed Coolant and installed 160deg Thermostat
Installed Borla Exhaust
Installed new Wheels and Tires

Spring 2003:

Wings West Front Air Dam
Wings West Commando Spoiler
MSD Window Switch
NOS Bottle Heater
Installed QTEC
Installed TA Performance Girdle

Summer 2003:

Installed QA1 Shocks and Front Springs
Picked up LS1 Edit, and Autotap w/EFI Live V6

Fall/Winter 2003:

Installed WS6 Lower Airbox, and fabbed up foam sealing tape to seal the air box to the lid
Engine Detailing
Installed Jet Hot Coated Headers and Catted Y-pipes
EGR Removal

Spring 2004: