I've seen places selling factory shop manuals on CD-ROM for other cars- does anyone know of a place selling CD-ROM factory shop manuals for 3rd Gen Firebirds? I've got a hardcopy shop manual, but it's seen better days and I'm not sure how much longer it'll last...

Thanks!


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Original owner - '84 T/A w/stock 305HO 5-speed

 

I have yet to hear anything good about the manuals on CD-ROM, but I haven't checked them out myself.

 

It'd be kind of hard to have the manual with you while you were working on your car, unless you had a laptop... but then, I wouldn't want to touch a computer while I was working on grease/oil/*** knows what other fluids.

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89 iroc-z 305 tbi
k&n filtercharger, open element air filter. nuffin' else

 

I have a cd rom manuel for my 91 escort. Not worth it IMO. Yes, you can print out the pages, but it costs $20 to get manuel for one car, and you can pick up a used repair manuel for $10.

 

True, I wouldn't want to be using the PC either while I'm working on the car, but it'd be handy if I could print out a few pages, and if oil gets dumped on them no problem. Certainly beats flipping thru the manual.

Well let me ask this- how much is a new factory manual going for nowadays? I paid about $50 for mine about 15 years ago (it's the GM service manual, not Chilton's or someone like that). I know I could get one of those for $15 or so but I'd rather have a manual that's year-specific.