My Addiction!!
My 1998 Pontiac Trans Am
Why? Because Bankruptcy is an Acquired Taste!
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!!!
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.
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:
TSP LS6 Race Style Heads
TSP 231/237 .598/.595 112+2LSA Cam
ARP 12pt Head Studs
Double Roller Timing Chain
ASP Underdrive Pulley
LS6 Intake
Ported LS6 Oil Pump
Meziere Electric Water Pump
Racetronix Intank Fuel Pump
37lb Fuel Injectors
Hand Ported Throttle Body
Polished and Buffed MAF, TB, Brake and AC equipment
Painted Calipers
BMR Chrome-Moly Strut Tower Brace
BMR Chrome-Moly Lower Control Arms
Fall/Winter 2004:
Trading up to NX Dual Stage Wet Kit
HPE 90mm Power Ring
F.A.S.T. LSX Intake Manifold
T.P.i.S. 90mm Throttle Body
85mm MAF
85mm Airlid
Strange 12 Bolt w/3.73 Gears
LCA Relocation Brackets
Spohn Extreme Duty Chrome-Moly Torque Arm
Dennys Nitrous Ready Driveshaft
Dynojet Wideband Commander
Autometer Phantom gauges and pod
MacEwen White Faced Gauges
Switched from LS1 Edit and EFI Live to HP Tuners Software
Spring 2005:
FLP Level 5 4L65E Transmission
Bogart rims and Mickey Thompson ET Drag tires
TCI Competition 3800 Torque Converter
Fall/Winter 2005:
LS2 402 Stroker Motor
BMR K-member and A-arms
Spohn 1" Rear Swaybar
Strano Hollow Front Swaybar
6 point Rollbar
Corbeau A4 Racing Seats
5 Point Racing Harnesses
Lightweight Carpet
99+ Plastic Fuel Tank
Replaced Racetronix Fuel Pump with Aeromotive A1000 Fuel System
Kooks 1 7/8" Primary Headers w/Catted y-Pipe
Switched to SVO 42 lb/hr Injectors and Evans LS2 Water Pump
Summer 2006
Removed Catted Y-pipe for ORY
On the Dyno at the 2kc Motorfest
Fastest N/A Run on video so far
Time slips: (as of 07/6/06)
Best 60' - 1.513 sec
Best N/A 1/4 Mile 11.19 @ 121mph
Best Nitrous Assisted 1/4 Mile - 11.63 @ 118.37mph (last year)
Reaction Time - DON'T ASK
700 Rear Wheel Horsepower
Excellent Street Manners
To someday run a low to mid 10 second quarter mile in street trim
Maintain about 20+mpg on the highway
Built stronger than needed for dependability
To Drive it instead of admire how it looks sitting on a trailer
Always Bargain Shop. Had I done this earlier, I'd have been a lot further along my "Future Mods" List now.
Check "For Sale" Sections of sites like LS1.com , LS1tech.com, and CamaroZ28.com.
Why pay $650 for a Stainless Steel Exhaust when someone is probably selling one for $250.
If you don't know how, check InstallUniversity.com or LS1HowTo.com
The Best of the best.
E-mail me at PaulSharpe@chartermi.net
Updated 8/9/06