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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 04:30 PM
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Car: 99 WS6 / 00 SS / 11 CTS-V / 13 300
Engine: LS1 / LS1 / LSA / 5.7 Hemi
Transmission: 4L60E / T-56 / 6L80E / W5A80
Axle/Gears: 3.23 / 3.42 Auburn / 3.23 / 2.62
How many miles on your car???

I did this about 4 months ago and got some great responses. We got a lot of new members, so I figured why not try this again????

I'll start....90,700 miles, near-bone-stock, right down to the factory exhaust!!

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'89 Camaro RS 2.8
Medium Grey Metallic
2.8, A4, T-tops, 90k miles

'97 Z28 w/30th Anniversary package
LT1 (obviously), 6 speed, t-tops
White with orange stripes, killer system, 41k miles

Speed Kills...Wanna live forever? Drive a Ford.
Long Live #3...
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 04:41 PM
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I'm at 117k and going strong. Mods are in sig.

Car runs great, not burning any oil, but it is leaking some from valve covers

Dale

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1986 FireBird
2.8L MPFI
Gutted Cat, No muffler (Sweet Sound)
Was 700-R4 --> Now T5
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 05:16 PM
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159000
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 05:25 PM
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Car: 1991 CAMARO 1968 FIREBIRD
Engine: CAMARO 3.1L FIREBIRD 455
Transmission: CAMARO 700R4 FIREBIRD TH-400
180,000 and i have a 91 3.1
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 05:51 PM
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4000 miles.

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1999 30th anniv. TransAm #877
** BESTS:60ft=1.935 1/4 ET=13.08 MPH=111.8 **
(Only 3.5K miles)
T-TOP,6M-Hurst,12cd, TCS
!EGR * !MAF Screen * ported and polished MAF * !silencer baffles * ! lid baffles * ported and polished TB * removed primary and secundary baffles * sealed ram-air * 9.4k timing-tricker * !CAGS * Mobil 1 * Lou's short stick * BMR panhard rod * BMR poly/poly LCAs * !DRL * Polished SLP resonator catback * 2 Ractive mufflers * 3x3 'fernco' mod * K&N * TB stop grind * Grotyohann headers * offroad Y-pipe* Power pedals * 19+ coats Zaino * WHITE gauges cluster * blue door TA badges * pontiac windshield decal * Polished momo shift **** * 4.5" brosal exhaust tips * Kenny Brown DD SFC
Ordered:
Polished: Calipers * Hood struts * Air tubes * Valve covers,Heat shields , etc.

Later:Cam + spring + pushrods swap + stage II heads
2000 Black Z-71 K1500 5.3l
ext.cab * !intake baffle * !MAF screen * !EGR mod
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 06:38 PM
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62,000 miles

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92 Rallysport V6 Red with black stripes.
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 07:51 PM
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Car: 2004 Wrangler Rubicon
Engine: 4.0
Transmission: NV3550
Axle/Gears: Dana 44s with 4.10 and air lockers
2.8 with 160,000, with oil leak at valve covers, and until yesterday goin strong. read my post (PLEASE!!!). only mods: bosch platinum +4 plugs, FireWire 8.5 mm wires
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 07:57 PM
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Car: 85' Firebird (Project), 92' RS
Engine: 2.8L, LS1
Transmission: 700R4, 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Open , 10 Bolt (ukn)
8000 on motor, 0 on tranny (just had her rebuilt and i'll be bringing her home tomarrow. Oh, get this, got a corvette servo, line pressure was boosted, and the guys made me a shift kit, all for $800 not to shabby) and the original motor had 233,000 before death, and the tranny went 239,000 wait a minute, then i only have 6k on the motor. gotta love math.
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 08:24 PM
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Car: 1995 Z28
Engine: LT1
Transmission: Built 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.23's - Limited Slip
150,000 miles (244,000km)

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1987 Firebird
2.8L Auto
T-Tops
New Paint last Fall
No mods yet...
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 08:56 PM
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DOA at 176,XXX.

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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 09:02 PM
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246,000 on the engine, rebuilding the tranny when i get my tax returne back

- NightWolf
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 09:08 PM
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140000

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1987 Firebird
173 2.8L V6
Flowmaster Muffler
Sadly, the rest is stock.
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 09:13 PM
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From: Sarasota FL
Car: 99 WS6 / 00 SS / 11 CTS-V / 13 300
Engine: LS1 / LS1 / LSA / 5.7 Hemi
Transmission: 4L60E / T-56 / 6L80E / W5A80
Axle/Gears: 3.23 / 3.42 Auburn / 3.23 / 2.62
My friend's beater is an '86 Camaro SC 2.8 with 155k miles. And this thing has had 5 owners who have all beat the crap out of it!!! (he knows all 5 owners).
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 11:46 PM
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176k

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1989 Firebird
2.8 v6, t5 swapped in

Ram Hi-po clutch, Cold Air, 1.6 rockers (ready to install), Lakewood LCA's, Lakewood Lift bars, Wonder Bar, 3" y-pipe, Random Tech Cat, 3" I-pipe, Flowmasters, MSd 6a, MSD Coil (Fireball in future) Accel 8.8 wires, MSD Ignition Module, 4th Gen Seats (not front yet)

" I'd rather run last in a full out race, than to NOT run at all ".
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Old May 1, 2001 | 12:06 AM
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53,000 on 1986 firebird w/5 spd bought in 1996 wrecked with 32,000 on it total investment so far $1250, now I just need to prime it and paint it.
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Old May 1, 2001 | 12:13 AM
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192K with no signs of goin out.

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85 2.8L Sport Coupe 5-speed.
Mods: Hpertech chip and powerstat, MSD 6A-L, Crane fireball coil, Dynomax hi-flow cat and catback system with a dynomax magnum race bullet muffler on the i-pipe, K&N filterchargers, Eibach and Tokiko springs/shocks setup, Global west sub frames, Suspension techniqs front and rear sway bars, and good ole 88 IROC wheels with Kumo Ecstas on em!
"I'm out to seek those pesky VTEC boys!" (don't get me wrong, I'm asian myself! hehe)
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Old May 1, 2001 | 12:14 AM
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Engine: LH0 3.1L
149,900 miles. It's starting to burn a little bit more oil so i'm starting to worry. I HOPE it's not the rings. After i ran my motor for 10 seconds with no oil i've worried about the rings. Tranny is fine. Fuel pump *might* be dying.

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1990 3.1L RS
80 Series Flowmaster
It's fast(er than a 3 cyl metro)
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Old May 1, 2001 | 08:12 AM
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214,000. ran with bad water pump and almost no oil. I'm replacing with 3.4.
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Old May 1, 2001 | 08:25 AM
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Car: 1986 Firebird
Engine: 2.8 V6
Transmission: 700R4
I just rolled 214,000 miles over the weekend. Last I remember, I was at 214,120 ... that's the original engine, but I'm on my 3rd transmission.

[edited for pre-coffee spelling mistakes]

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Old May 1, 2001 | 09:18 AM
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128,000 on my fairly stock 21 second Firebird V6.

123,000 on my fully restored 92 RS 305 TBI.
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Old May 1, 2001 | 02:13 PM
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I got 70,000 on my 92 Camaro RS. Its totaly stock, but not for long.
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Old May 1, 2001 | 02:39 PM
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43,206

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89 Trans Am Turbo 3.8L All stock 43,000 miles #1053 of 1555

Past Thirdgen:
86 Trans Am w/ built 355TPI with SLP goodies and too much other stuff to List. One sweet *** car, wish I would have had a good enough Job to pay insurance on three cars so I could keep it, but for a 89 Turbo Trans Am w/ Low miles, I think I made the right choice!
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Old May 1, 2001 | 02:43 PM
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142,000 and going strong....

87 Sports Coupe 2.8 T5 swap in progress
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Old May 1, 2001 | 05:24 PM
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Just turned over 90,000

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'86 Camaro SC 2.8 V6, 5spd, T-Tops
Bone Stock, except for:

(Performance)
Flowmaster cat back exhaust

(Non-Performance)
Pioneer DEH-P4000 head unit
Pioneer 6X9 Tri-Ax speakers
Jensen 8" dual voice coil sub
Blacked out tail lights and side markers (VHT
Nightshades spray tint)

(Hopefully these lists will grow quickly)

I like to think of it as a empty canvas

3
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Old May 1, 2001 | 06:55 PM
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my 89 2.8 5 speed (completely stock except for catback exaust) has just under 155000km and doesn't burn a drop of oil in the 11mos that I've owned her
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Old May 1, 2001 | 08:30 PM
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Car: 92 Formula
Engine: L98
Transmission: A4
149,000
Dang strong for a 6... still takes the 93-97 6's out, no prob...

No oil probs, no tranny probs....

(looking for a donor Z....)

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92 Rs 3.1/T-5
Its slowly but surely coming along....

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Old May 1, 2001 | 08:40 PM
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111,000 '91 RS. Whoever had it before me had a love for the color purple, but couldn't drive to save their life. It's as stock as stock can get, and it shows when i push the pedal to the floor. I assure you it won't remain like this for long, muhahahahahaha..... sorry.
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Old May 1, 2001 | 08:51 PM
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Car: 1999 Pontiac Trans Am
Engine: LS1 - 346 ci
Transmission: 4L60E
948xx miles, only oil leak was from that damn distributor o-ring, but thas it

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Stock 2.8 MPFI auto w/ Flowmaster ?? Series (dunno what my dad put in), More to come......
New Pioneer Head Unit
Targa E-910 7-Band Equalizer w/ crossover
2x 10" Pioneer subs powered by 300 Watt Jensen amp
2- 6x9" Pioneer (rear)
More to come..... (hey, i dont got a job yet)
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Old May 1, 2001 | 10:50 PM
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82,000 on an 84 v6. original motor and tranny. runs like a new car.(its for sale too.)
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Old May 1, 2001 | 11:10 PM
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56K

soon 2 be modded

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91 3.1 RS.
T-Tops
12" tube in the "trunk" (That hole they call a trunk anyways)
16x8" ROH Rims
Firehawks all Around
New BOSCH plugs and wires.

Itchin for a SLP Cold Air and new catback.
Dynomax or American Thunder... dunno yet.. suggestions?
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Old May 2, 2001 | 06:18 AM
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Car: 1992 Camaro RS
Engine: 5.7 V8 TPI
Transmission: T-5 5-Speed Manual
my 87 Camaro (2.8) has 267,000km on it which I figured out to be 166,875mi. It runs well but it seems that I need a new MAF again.
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Old May 2, 2001 | 11:50 AM
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Car: 1986 Camaro
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 4.10
in my sig

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1988 GTA (29,000 original miles):
Crane Cam, K&N
Flowmaster, Off Road Pipe.
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Old May 2, 2001 | 10:42 PM
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Car: 99 WS6 / 00 SS / 11 CTS-V / 13 300
Engine: LS1 / LS1 / LSA / 5.7 Hemi
Transmission: 4L60E / T-56 / 6L80E / W5A80
Axle/Gears: 3.23 / 3.42 Auburn / 3.23 / 2.62
btt
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Old May 2, 2001 | 10:59 PM
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Car: 1991 Corvette Coupe
Engine: L98
Transmission: 700R4/4L60 same trans different name
170,000
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Old May 3, 2001 | 10:58 AM
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155,000 and still pulling strong
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Old May 3, 2001 | 02:33 PM
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Car: Firebird SSA
Engine: 3.1
Transmission: 700R4
155,000 Miles. Mods below...

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90 Firebird SSA (Bone stock 3.1)

Everything Below I've added

Engine: Accel Super Coil, 8mm Accel Ignition Wires, 170 Degree Thermostat, NKG Plautum Plugs, K&N Filter, Flowmaster 80

Suspension: Bell Tech Drop Spindles, Edelbrock PanHard Bar, Lakewood Lower Control Arms, Wonderbar IROC-Z, KYB GR2 Struts, KYB Gas-a-Just Shocks, PST Suspension Polygrapite Bushings All Round, 36mm WS6 Front Sway Bar, 24mm WS6 Rear Sway Bar, Jegster sub-frames

Brakes: Cross Drilled and sloted Rotors

Appearance: Trans Am Tail Lights, Trans Am Wrap Around Wing, Trans Am 16" Alum rims, Tinted Windows Rear 90% Sides 50%

Interior: GTA power seats, Overhead console, Power windows, Power locks, T-tops, Sun shade, Pioneer P77DH, Uniden radar detector, Intellitronix - Fuel pressure gauge, Transmission temp gauge. (In pods)
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Old May 3, 2001 | 03:19 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by mulot30th:
4000 miles.
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hmmmm ok not a v6 or 3rd gen. Must bother only me. anyways, 76,167 as of last check

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1988 Camaro Sport Coupe
2.8 V6, TCI 3200 Stall TC, B&M Transkit, 80 Series Flowmaster w/ Catback, '85 Firebird SE 3.73 Rear (soon)
'83 CFI Z/28 Hood, '87 16" IROC Wheels on Kumho Ecsta Supra 712's, '92 Z/28 Bowtie Grille
IROC Gauges, IROC Taillights, IROC Foglamps w/ retrofitted 9005 hi-beam headlight bulbs

1985 Firebird SE
2.5 I4, T-5, 3.73 rear (going to the sport coupe)
Beat to a pulp.
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Old May 3, 2001 | 03:24 PM
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oh yeah, and it's pissing oil faster than any of us can physically ****. that's what I get for having a gouge in the oil pan. I really need to replace that.

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1988 Camaro Sport Coupe
2.8 V6, TCI 3200 Stall TC, B&M Transkit, 80 Series Flowmaster w/ Catback, '85 Firebird SE 3.73 Rear (soon)
'83 CFI Z/28 Hood, '87 16" IROC Wheels on Kumho Ecsta Supra 712's, '92 Z/28 Bowtie Grille
IROC Gauges, IROC Taillights, IROC Foglamps w/ retrofitted 9005 hi-beam headlight bulbs

1985 Firebird SE
2.5 I4, T-5, 3.73 rear (going to the sport coupe)
Beat to a pulp.
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Old May 3, 2001 | 03:55 PM
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Car: 99 WS6 / 00 SS / 11 CTS-V / 13 300
Engine: LS1 / LS1 / LSA / 5.7 Hemi
Transmission: 4L60E / T-56 / 6L80E / W5A80
Axle/Gears: 3.23 / 3.42 Auburn / 3.23 / 2.62
Dude, you have a 4 cyl S/E coupe??? That thing is RARE...not worth ****, but RARE How many miles on that puppy??
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Old May 4, 2001 | 04:22 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">1985 Firebird SE
2.5 I4, T-5, 3.73 rear (going to the sport coupe)
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I knew there might have been 4cyl birds... Is that was a regular option on the bird or just folklore?

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1999 30th anniv. TransAm #877
** BESTS:60ft=1.935 1/4 ET=13.08 MPH=111.8 **
(Only 3.5K miles)
T-TOP,6M-Hurst,12cd, TCS
!EGR * !MAF Screen * ported and polished MAF * !silencer baffles * ! lid baffles * ported and polished TB * removed primary and secundary baffles * sealed ram-air * 9.4k timing-tricker * !CAGS * Mobil 1 * Lou's short stick * BMR panhard rod * BMR poly/poly LCAs * !DRL * Polished SLP resonator catback * 2 Ractive mufflers * 3x3 'fernco' mod * K&N * TB stop grind * Grotyohann headers * offroad Y-pipe* Power pedals * 19+ coats Zaino * WHITE gauges cluster * blue door TA badges * pontiac windshield decal * Polished momo shift **** * 4.5" brosal exhaust tips * Kenny Brown DD SFC
Ordered:
Polished: Calipers * Hood struts * Air tubes * Valve covers,Heat shields , etc.

Later:Cam + spring + pushrods swap + stage II heads
2000 Black Z-71 K1500 5.3l
ext.cab * !intake baffle * !MAF screen * !EGR mod
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