ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian) (09/04/85)
Looks like I might take posession of an immaculate '82 Trans Am
in the near future. It has the standard non-HO V8 and a four
speed stick. (Getting a TA with a manual transmission is a real
trick in the Bay Area, but that's another story.) First, from
all you performance freaks, what can I do to the suspension that
will increase the handling without being too harsh? I can just
blindly buy the pieces that make up the current Pontiac 'WS6' package,
but can't help feeling that I might be able to do better (price and
performance) with aftermarket gadgets. Specifically, what would
do the most good: bigger stabilizers, or stiffer shocks? And how
would one go about changing the steering ratio? (This last might
be beyond my budget. Right now I'm compiling information.)
Second, for California performance freaks, what can I do to the
engine that doesn't bring me afoul the law? Never mind what you
can get away with, I'm aware that it's 'only illegal if you get caught'.
I want to know what you can do to increase the output of the standard
'82 V8 engine and still be legal in the state of California. Heard
a rumor that there is a turbo kit that has been EPA approved, but
I don't have information on it, and would prefer other methods. (Like
supercharging or a good fuel injection system. Any approved units out
there?)
Please mail me any information. I promise to summerize, and include
any of my own experiances that might be found interesting. I am following
other leads as well.
Ron
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Ron Christian (Watkins-Johnson Co. San Jose, Calif.)
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