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08-23-2003, 09:11 AM
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Car: 1981 Chevy Malibu, 1987 Formula 350
Engine: 229 V6, L98 TPI 350
Transmission: TH350, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt ???, 9 bolt 3.27 posi
i love DeLoreans.....i plan on getting one as soon as i'm out of college... :-D
saw one driving down concord road a few weeks ago....*** damn it looked good.......hehehe
saw one driving down concord road a few weeks ago....*** damn it looked good.......hehehe
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08-27-2003, 10:34 AM
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Car: 00 TA, 91 Formula, 89 RS
Engine: LS1 / 305 / 2.8, respectively
Transmission: T-56 / auto / auto
That's an interesting stripe on the power bulge, did you have that done?
08-27-2003, 11:23 AM
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Car: 83 ta
Engine: 305
Transmission: 700r4
that is the orginal hood decal for the car. I think it was only used in 83 though. not quiet as prnounced as the huge screaming chicken decal used on other years
08-27-2003, 12:21 PM
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Car: 1982 Pontiac Trans Am
Engine: Stock carbed 305
Transmission: Stock 200C
Nice car are those cross lace wheels?
08-27-2003, 03:15 PM
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Car: 83 ta
Engine: 305
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that they are, figured it would make it eaiser to resell if the that horried day might come. pluse I need all the help I can get for the best gas milage(prem gas only + gas prices + 15mpg = empty wallet)
08-27-2003, 06:02 PM
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Car: 1982 Pontiac Trans Am
Engine: Stock carbed 305
Transmission: Stock 200C
Premium fuel? Why are you wasting your money on that? Our cars don't have the compression to warrant premium fuel. Unless of course you have another engine rather than stock. I have an 82 so your car is fairly similar to mine all we need is 87 octane. There is no benefit at all from putting in anything other than that. This is an excerpt from the following Octane FAQ ]OCTANE FAQ[/URL]
Just trying to save you some cash =)
If you are already using the proper octane fuel, you will not obtain more power from higher octane fuels. The engine will be already operating at optimum settings, and a higher octane should have no effect on the management system. Your driveability and fuel economy will remain the same. The higher octane fuel costs more, so you are just throwing money away.
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08-27-2003, 07:02 PM
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Car: 83 ta
Engine: 305
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I have tried 87 and too much pinging for me. I do have a 10:1 compression ratio and it is not completely a stock engine. Had a few mods to get it back together.
08-31-2003, 08:39 AM
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Car: 83 ta
Engine: 305
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The Trans Am took about 4 years to find one with all the right options and in restorable condition + low miles. The D was alot of research and 14 years later and there it sit(only 11k miles) my only two dream cars.
09-01-2003, 03:51 PM
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Car: 1984 Trans Am
Engine: GMPP 350 V8
Transmission: 700R4
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armac, I just have to say that it is great to see an 83 in such nice shape. It is nice to see that you put it back to the factory appearance.
It really looks right at home with the Delorean too, nice pair!
It really looks right at home with the Delorean too, nice pair!
09-13-2003, 09:21 AM
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Car: 99 Formula
Engine: LS1
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 342
get that car up to 88mph go back to when your car was new 
they look like match box cars in that pic
they look like match box cars in that pic
10-23-2003, 08:15 PM
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wow people are quite obviously amazed with the delorean (as am i) ya just dont see them too often. However on a more relevant topic i love your bird. Im not a huge fan of the third gen birds but i love yours...any way we could get some more pics of her?
