Trans am gta
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Thinking of getting a 88-89 trans am as a project to tinker with. Opinions?
>>13826790
Love the way they look. Best looking Turd Gen IMO.
What's your budget? You could shoot for an 89 TTA
>>13826790
Horribly gutless, underpowered vehicles.
Unless you're swapping the engine, it's a huge waste of money.
4 grand tops. I'm going to school to be a technician so a project doesn't bother me. I fully restored a 66 mustang before but had to sell because that thing was an insane money pit.
>>13826859
>inb4
>But but muh Porsche standards
>>13826875
Why is this a matter of contention? They are underpowered. OP would be better suited in a 300zx twin turbo.
>>13826902
I'm agreeing with you
>>13826859
>>13826902
Did they have the 350 in them then, or just 305?
Can't beat that 350 parts library.
Lotsa under hood space and decently reliable if you are comparing it to a Z32. Anyways, I'd take an S130 over anything else old.
>>13826790
You can have a carbed V6 for like 2g
if you live in the midwest there's one on craigslist near me you could even drive it home
>>13826902
Most people would be better suited in a Z31 TT
>>13826859
>Hating on a 25+ year old car
Cool guy.
Of course modern cars are going to be faster. That doesn't make the thirdgens 'bad'.
Here's my '91 GTA OP. 305 5-speed manual.
Ls1 swap it
Add a cam
430horsepower 3,000lbs
>project
Get an 88 Fiero formula instead.
be the unique snowflake anon.
>>13827155
Except that it was weak even by 1980's standards. Keep trying though.
>>13827979
But even the 305 TPI made more horsepower than the turbo 300zx.
>>13827979
everything was weak in the 80's dumbass, emissions hit everything, the only exception i can think of is the GNX
>>13826868
you can get an ok one with high miles for that price, like other people have said it has potential if you get the 350, and if you get an 89 you can even get the t-tops with the 350
>>13826790
Do it m8. Join the club
>>13826875
Stop trying to force a dumb macro.
>>13826859
>300 lb ft+ of torque
>gutless
You can definitely argue there's more to be desired at the top end with the TPI engines, but to call them gutless is dishonest.
>>13827979
>80's standards
80's standards was a very emissions-choked, under 100hp, 20 second 1/4 mile time. Turd gens are some of the FASTEST cars of the 80's, with their typical hp rating being around 200hp and a 15 second 1/4 mile time. Most people also only look at the horsepower rating, even the weakest V8 you could get in a turd gen had 145hp and 240ft-lbs of torque, and easily 30 more hp just from cutting out the terrible pellet-type cat.
>>13832272
Daily reminder fastest 80s car was the 89 Turbo T/A
