Thread: Possibly Grand Prix Delete Mod. Opinions.

Originally Posted by Nixon

I think we're all glossing over the most important point here....if you make $10/hr, you have no business owning a LT1/LS1/Performance oriented V8.

Not with $3-5 gas.

Umm why not? I make $600 every two Weeks no bills, no payments. I can afford to own the gas of an lt1

You'll see.

Dan all I will say is that it is NOT a smart move man.... I WOULD NOT DO IT....

Originally Posted by Nixon

You'll see.

im going to go through $300 of gas a week.

With no bills or anything, i just pocket my whole pay check.

Originally Posted by Iceman6669

Dan all I will say is that it is NOT a smart move man.... I WOULD NOT DO IT....

why?

v8 vs. v6

Originally Posted by DanPrixGTP

why?

v8 vs. v6

#1. Look at the 1/4 times. You are talking LT1 NOT LS1
#2. Look into insurance...(dont forget that your 97 GTP is only a GT with the GTP package in 97. My insurance company only knows it to be a GT)
#3. IT SNOWS IN MI. Prolly the biggest reason I dont have a RWD car. Love some of them, Dont wanna drive them in the winter.
#4. You say you can afford gas because you live at home and have NO bills..... Are you going to live there forever? So what are you going to buy a new car before you get your own place?
#5. You have a 97 Grand Prix which is in GREAT shape for the year. And you are thinking of tradeing for an older car... That has seen MORE MI WINTERS then yours.
#6. All of this would be a different story IF you had a second car to tool around in.. BUT you dont.

Again I say.... Sounds fun, But it is not the best idea man... Just my 2 cents.

the quarter mile time is faster stock to stock than a l67 but like you said, i would need a beater for winter unless we got another winter like we did last year, we didnt get much snow at all. i just like change, thats all.

Do what you want man in the end you only live once gas is never going to get cheaper if you keep the GTP you will wish you had got the TA if you trade you will wish you kept the GTP...all roads lead to wishing for something different or better...either way both cars can be sold when you decide to move on

I lost to an LT1 the other day, get it. I would.

its not a manual, obd 1.5, its not ls, its fail. id keep the prix. insurance will take a dump on you.

Full coverage on my 00 GTP is 75 a month(500 deductibles) my Trans Am was 90 a month, MPG in my GTP averages 25 my Trans Am was 19, MY GTP with HAI and headers feels almost as fast as my Trans Am did with just a CAI but never took either to a track for real times.

My T/A is a 96 it sat in a field from 99-04, I beat the hell out of it from 2004 till 2011, it was my DD for most of that time(3 winters with studded snows its not that hard) went to a huge car show 3 years in a row and destroyed brand new tires each year multiple street races just dogged the FVCK out, after 7 years the automatic grenaded itself first with the 1-2 shift then the 3-4 shift.

If it was me I would wait till you can find a 6 spd 96 or newer, that car is not worth 4500 but neither is yours, I hated the fact mine was an auto since the day I bought it but in 04 i only paid 1000 for it so it was too good of a deal to pass up.


Like i said used and abused

Originally Posted by lflylow

Full coverage on my 00 GTP is 75 a month(500 deductibles) my Trans Am was 90 a month, MPG in my GTP averages 25 my Trans Am was 19, MY GTP with HAI and headers feels almost as fast as my Trans Am did with just a CAI but never took either to a track for real times.

My T/A is a 96 it sat in a field from 99-04, I beat the hell out of it from 2004 till 2011, it was my DD for most of that time(3 winters with studded snows its not that hard) went to a huge car show 3 years in a row and destroyed brand new tires each year multiple street races just dogged the FVCK out, after 7 years the automatic grenaded itself first with the 1-2 shift then the 3-4 shift.

If it was me I would wait till you can find a 6 spd 96 or newer, that car is not worth 4500 but neither is yours, I hated the fact mine was an auto since the day I bought it but in 04 i only paid 1000 for it so it was too good of a deal to pass up.


Like i said used and abused

For 1k i would have bought it too.

The LT1 is going to be faster than the grand prix at every stage of the game. With way more potential.

Originally Posted by Nixon

I think we're all glossing over the most important point here....if you make $10/hr, you have no business owning a LT1/LS1/Performance oriented V8.

Not with $3-5 gas.

You can manage 30 especially with highway driving.

The urge to apply right foot pressure is strong though.

Sounds like a bad idea all around if it's going to be a DD.

I had a 98 Fireturd, and it was nothing but trouble. If you think a GTP/W-body is a pain in the ass to work on, wait until you own an F-body....

Originally Posted by TeeWX

The LT1 is going to be faster than the grand prix at every stage of the game. With way more potential.



You can manage 30 especially with highway driving.

The urge to apply right foot pressure is strong though.

you will NEVER get 30 MPG out of an auto LT1.

Originally Posted by JESSEGOTTA GP GT

I know nothing about anything

I see.

I should add I love my T/A will NEVER get rid of it, its sitting in a storage unit currently waiting for the rest of my 6 spd swap parts.

Phew....Turd Gen is even worse.

Turd gen = mullet time.