I've always loved the 1987 - 88 T - top Monte Carlo SS's...whats you're opinion on them compared to our cars....should I buy one.

Right now I have 2 1988 Mint hardtop L98 GTA's, one black, one dark red, both cars have 100,000 miles.

 

Please god noooo. I love those cars to but two mint condition 3RD gen's? nonononono. one to one would be a good idea though.

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91 Camaro RS, 305 TBI
92 Lumina, 275,000mi and humping!
No mods yet...Hopefully:
Convert to dual-cat with headers and Borla catback exhaust.
350hp 305TBI I dont care what you say!!!!
RAM air hood & Z28 wing.
ABS system.
Positraction rearend with rear disc brakes.
Rebuilt front and rearend suspension with polygraphite bushings.
Strutbrace.
Rollbar.
Subframe connecters.

 

An over weight, full frame car with a 305. You can always rip out the 305 and drop in any GM big block with no problems.

A better factory performer that still has good looks like the SS is a Buick Grand National or GNX. Even just a T-type can be made to perform better that the SS.

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Follow my racing progress on Stephen's racing page
and check out the race car

87 IROC-Z Pro ET Bracket Race Car
383 stroker (carbed) with double hump cast iron heads and pump gas
461 Big Block installed and ready for the 2001 racing season

Best results before the 383 blew up
Best ET on a time slip: 11.857 altitude corrected to 11.163
Best MPH on a time slip: 117.87 altitude corrected to 126.10
Altitude corrected rear wheel HP based on power to weight ratio: 476.5
Best 60 foot: 1.662

Racing at 3500 feet elevation but most race days it's over 5000 feet density altitude!
Member of the Calgary Drag Racing Association

87 IROC bracket car, 91 454SS daily driver, 95 Homebuilt Harley

 

Didn't some of those Monte's have a 350? I remember picking up a tech manual off the shelf once and seeing VIN codes for a 350 in a Monte.

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DR Stevens
Car #1:
1984 TA L69 H.O.
750 cfm Q-Jet reman. by Holley
700R4/Superior shift-kit
3.42 lim.slip
4whl disc
underdrive pulleys
Accel HEI Super-Coil
experimental dual snorkel /w/ hood louver some sort of weird 3" exhaust soon to be replaced
partial emissions delete
Car #2:
'91 Firebird/Formula LO3
K&N air filter
Hypertech Thermomaster Chip
more in the near future

 

I used to have a 1980 Monte Carlo with a 305 orginally, replaced with mild 350......what a dog compared to my modified 1988 GTA.

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1988 GTA 5.7L TPI Auto
355 ci. block, SLP Cold Air Intake w/ K&N, fully modified MAF Sensor, TPIS 52mm Throttle Body w/Air Foil, Fully Ported and Polished Plenum, Nikel-plated Ported SLP Siamesed Runners, Ported TPIS Big Mouth Intake Manifold, stock heads w/ 1.52 Comp Cams Self-aligning Roller Rockers, TPIS ZZ-9 Roller Camshaft, TPIS Valve Springs, Cloyes True Double Roller Timing Chain, TPIS Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator, Ford Motorsports SVO 30 lb/hr Fuel Injectors, MSD 6AL, Taylor 10mm Wires, Bosch Platinum +4 Spark Plugs, MSD Blaster Coil, MSD Shift Light, March Underdrive Pulleys, 6 3/4" Vibratech Streetdamper, TPIS Level 4 PROM, 160 T-stat, Low Temp. Fan Switch, Stock Distributor w/ Bronze Gear, SLP 1 3/4" Headers, Random Technologies High Flow Cat., Adjustable Borla Cat Back Exhaust, Flow Tech Pre-Cat 3" Exhaust Cut Off, ZR1 Heated O2 Sensor, Level 10 PTS-3 700R4 Trans, B&M Holeshot 2400 Stall Converter, B&M Trans Cooler, TCI Aluminum Finned Trans Pan, Torque Converter Lock Up Switch, 3" Balanced Aluminum Driveshaft, 3.73 Richmond Gears, Auburn Pro-Series Differential, Aluminum Differential Cover w/ Main Cap Preloads, BF Goodrich Drag Radials 255/50 R16, Hotchkis Lower Control Arms, Hotchkis Panhard Rod, Hotchkis Tie Rod Adjuster Sleeves, Bilstein Heavy Duty Shocks and Struts, 1LE Springs, Energy Suspension Polyeurethane Bushings, Global West Tubular Subframe Connectors, Global West Steering Box Brace, HP Motorsports 3 Point Strut Tower Brace

"Why ride a stang when birds can fly?"

http://www.geocities.com/thegta

 

I've always been a fan of the G-Bodies, another great platform GM tossed away. I've always been partial to the styling of the Olds Cutlass; though GM never really made a good performance version (and I don't think their Hurst version is either).

I still think about gettting a 307 version, yanking the motor and dropping a Olds 455 in it...the car the Hurst Olds should have been.

But for someone needing a larger car with a real rear seat and trunk, I still think you can't go to wrong with a G Body.