Just wanted to show off my baby I guess 😂 1992 firebird 305 V8 factory ttops GTA rims 109,000 miles all original atm. daily driver bought with 100k on it 2 years ago and I drive it 3 blocks down the road to work everyday take off her tops as every chance I get. needs a new headliner other than that shes a top for a 28 year old car I'm 3rd owner of this 3rd gen beauty had an issue with the chip on the key at first but she's been stored through every winter after 1st snow 2nd owner had it since 93 and it was always kept in the garage had all paperwork little bit of rust that's getting treated when I redo paint will post pics when I get around to painting thinking dark grey and gold to match my rims also would love opinions pros cons of going from tbi to fuel injection and slapshift manual transmissions and yes I know what your gonna say take out the 305 I'm looking into a 350 I was looking at universal transmissions on summit racing but haven't found one that has good enough reviews I don't want a real noisy transmission and alot of the universal ones I've seen have a noise to them. I can drive a regular 5 speed I just don't care for something like that in my daily I was thinking slap shift cuz I want a daily that I can still drive up to the strip and go home also a slapshift would be easier in busy traffic like st Louis and Chicago
any suggestions on 350 engine+ tranny+rear end setups I'm 22 and need something pretty bulletproof I drive my car like I stole it every time I get in it can't help it haha so I want something that can handle a little abuse

 

Welcome to Third Gen.org your car is TBI which is throttle body injection - and it is fuel injected they also have TPI which is Tuned port injected and it has 8 injectors versus 2 in TBI converting to a 5 speed is doable with a doner car but keep in mind these are 30 years old now the factory 5 speed isn't all that strong - that's why factory wouldn't install behind a 350TPI . there are Tremec 5 speeds that will handle 5-600 hp but conversions are roughly 3-4000 dollars so do some research on whats in your budget it isn't hard to get upside down in one of these cars. good luck with your third gen

 

It's a little hard to tell from the pictures, but I am fairly sure those are not the GTA wheels

 

My best advice to a 22 year old with an incurable need for speed ;

You might as well either shred your driver's license and buy a moped now , or become a police officer and make some money chasing other leadfoots .

Those are the only two options that won't leave you beaten , broke , and a lifelong disgruntled pedestrian ........

 

welcome, nice to have a young third gen enthusiast in the group.

 

Welcome aboard!

Nice looking '92. You just don't see 'em around here.

 

Nice condition from pics.

But those are Firebird wheels, not TA/GTA wheels.

 

Welcome to the site! Pretty nice ride, as others have said those are the Firebird wheels not the GTA wheels, although they are similar looking. Enjoy it, there's nothing like a 3rd Gen with the T-Tops out.

 

Welcome! I don't see why you can't install a slap (ratchet) shift in your car with the factory transmission.

The available choices for a replacement 350 are endless but if you were going for a factory motor (ie. TPI out of another Third Gen) I would just leave the 305 and slap on a set of long tube headers and open up the exhaust. Your horsepower would not be that far off of the TPI and you would certainly sound the part!

Enjoy the car!