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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 08:14 PM
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Car: 89 GTA
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Then and Now

The Camaro section has this thread, I'd love to see some of the members and their Firebirds posting what the car was like when you first bought it, and where it stands today. In the middle pics are also awesome.

Heres mine

Then
First one is at the PO's house
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 10:48 PM
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Car: 1989 Formula, 1988 Camaro
Engine: Vortec 350 TPI, 2.8 V6
Transmission: 700r4, 700r4
Axle/Gears: 4th Gen 3.43 Posi, 3.43 Open
Re: Then and Now

^ did you notice any difference when you made that intake? i was thinking about doing the same to mine, but idk because the stock setup is pretty much the same

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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 11:14 PM
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Re: Then and Now

Yea I did believe it or not. Most people say it's basically a hot air intake. I plan on re-deleting my canister and running it farther into the fender, possibly building a heat shield around the filter. My car runs a little cooler with this intake and I realized alot more peppy throttle response, and possibly and increase in low-end torque. And of course, the cool sucking sound. lol. I've actually toyed with the idea of putting this filter on the end of my stock intake because this aluminum-chrome looking piping gets really hot. I think the stock rubber-plastic piping might help block the heat. I love the dual snorkle intakes that IROCs have, but there is no room to do that on a Firebird.
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 04:06 PM
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Car: 1989 Formula, 1988 Camaro
Engine: Vortec 350 TPI, 2.8 V6
Transmission: 700r4, 700r4
Axle/Gears: 4th Gen 3.43 Posi, 3.43 Open
Re: Then and Now







nicee i might do that but only if i delete my canister too, heres my pics, bought the car for $850 not running with 90k sitting for 7 years, slapped in a new fuelpump and it fired up, the old one was rusted to shyt
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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Re: Then and Now

When I bought it March of 98:


After removing the Aftermarket Ground Effects in 00:


Current - Repainted in July 2003:

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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 10:07 PM
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Car: 89 GTA
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Re: Then and Now

I've seen your red Formula around on this site, I love how clean it looks and the way you had the front bumper painted!

Also that black Firebird looks really good with the IROC wheels.
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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 05:11 PM
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Re: Then and Now

I've been meaning to post pix of my GTA. Here is before and after.
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 09:37 AM
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Re: Then and Now

Talk about a full transformation!
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 12:32 AM
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Re: Then and Now

In my driveway while I was on the extended test drive. Bone stock, down to the factory CD player.
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As she sits now.
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 07:57 AM
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Car: 89 GTA
Engine: 5.7 TPI L98
Transmission: 700R4 w/ Stage 2 shift kit & stall
Re: Then and Now

When I joined TGO your car was one of the first ones I saw, and I fell in love with it. You have one of my all time favorite birds on this site. You got everything right on it!
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 06:30 AM
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Re: Then and Now

nice to some b4 and afters....have to say best transformation so far -->88camarov6

buke, need a better image of the car man interested to see these stripes

iansane, DROOLING!!! always have loved the style and look man awsome job
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