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Owner: Fad2blk
Last Updated: 5/24/07
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Basic Specifications

Vehicle Color: Black
Engine Type: 8 Cylinder
Transmission: Manual
Est. Horsepower: 430 HP

Fad2blk's 1998 Pontiac Firebird

My 1998 Firebird with LS1 Swap

1998 Pontiac Firebird
1998 Pontiac Firebird
1998 Pontiac Firebird

About this Current Vehicle:

I bought this as a 1998 3.8L Firebird. First started out doing appearance mods and showed it at local shows, but then decided to do an LS1 swap about 2 years after buying it. Since then I've done many mods making it now a H/C wit full bolt ons.



Factory Options:

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Exterior Modifications:

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Full Wings West body kit
17" American Racing Hopster wheels
Blacked out tail lights and side markers
5% tint on sides and rear
Raptor hood
Removed door emblems and moldings
Lowered 2" with Eibach lowering springs

Interior Modifications:

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Silver faced gauges
Thunder Racing shifter knob with engraved pheonix
Painted interior trim pieces gloss black
Painted vents silver
Panasonic clear faced cd player

Performance:

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LS1 Swap from 3.8L
T56 Transmission
Pro 5.0 Shfter
Trans Am Rear end with posi and 3.42 gears
Hooker Long Tube Headers (ceramic coated) Magnaflow catback
3" custom y-pipe
Electric Cutout
Dual angled chrome tips
K&N air filter
MTI High Flow Clear Lid
NGK TR55 plugs
MSD wires
Cold air/ram air undercarriage kit
Chrome wire loomz
Custom fuel rail covers for engine dress up
TSP Cam (TSP 239/242 .649/.609 111 LSA)
PRC STG 1 LS6 Heads
Ti Retainers
Hardened Pushrods
Patriot Gold Dual Springs
Ported LS6 oil pump
LS6 intake

Suspension/Chassis:

Eibach Pro Springs
BMR STB
BMR rear sway bar
BMR LCA's
Custom SFC's
Spohn chasis mounted torque arm
Panhard bar
Swapped rear end with the LS1 swap to a 3.42 posi

Drivetrain:

T56 swap with the LS1 swap

Electronics:

Panasonic touch face CD player
JL Audio for all my speakers
JL Audio tweeters in pillars
JL Audio 2 12" subs
JL Audio 500/1 amp

To-Do List:

N/A

41 Comments on Fad2blk's Firebird


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badhawk on August 20 2008, 8:30 pm

Great looking car I gave it 15 stars for your effort.

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Coryislost on May 21 2008, 8:29 am

That's probably the best lookin' FBody that I've seen brother, nice work.

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kagtech on May 16 2008, 12:46 pm

You did that car proud as it is very clean as well as unique.

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bad_ss on March 29 2008, 1:51 pm

Wow that thing is mean! looks awesome lowered like that. normally when I see the screaming hawk, i thank of it as out-dated; not in this case, very clean!

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JB3nd3r on March 28 2008, 4:06 am

Nice man Looks BADASS Grin, You a member of CFM??? If not you should check it out... it's a site for camaros, firebirds, & mustangs. http://forums.cfmperformance.net/register.php?referrerid=268

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redhcnc on March 24 2008, 3:41 pm

Looks Good ! Smile

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firebirddrvr on March 05 2008, 11:47 am

awesome looking ride...do you have a total cost figure for the ls1 swap? id love to swap an ls1 or even lt1 motor in my 3.8, but im really not even sure where to start

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bostonz28 on February 03 2008, 4:55 pm

Badass job changing it over to mean ass ls1 bro.

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eeshnips on December 03 2007, 10:52 am

mad props that car is amazing

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baadgoat on November 06 2007, 9:03 am

Damn that Firebird looks awsome!!

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