bolt on 4.6 vs bolt on ls1
12-10-2006, 02:52 AM
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RE: bolt on 4.6 vs bolt on ls1
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eh?wasn't a new ls1 like 36k when they were new?
eh?wasn't a new ls1 like 36k when they were new?
actually they are 23k for a formula with no options, after everything else its only 26k, not to shabby for a 12 second car stock
12-10-2006, 03:06 AM
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RE: bolt on 4.6 vs bolt on ls1
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whatever dude my causin paid 35k for his vert and that was sticker price
whatever dude my causin paid 35k for his vert and that was sticker price
yes a vert will be more, and ss or ws6 car is more, but 10 grnd more, i dont know about that
12-10-2006, 03:13 AM
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RE: bolt on 4.6 vs bolt on ls1
a top of the line ss non vert depending on dealer snaked them out at 28k...the yellow/black limited verts sold for 40k...nobody is saying your invoice is bs......but you are taking an 03 cobra's vert price...base price for a non vert was in the low 30's...<better bang for the buck too.
12-10-2006, 09:26 AM
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RE: bolt on 4.6 vs bolt on ls1
LOL!!!!
I wish I saw this thread earlier...holy crap that Formy absolute raped that GT. I just went "HOLY ****!" outloud. I remember those days. When I had my 02 GT my buddy had a stock 98 LS1 A4 with just a cat-back and it was complete and total rape everytime we raced. I believe the GT gave it all it had, with it's mods it's nothing more than a low 14 GT even with a good driver. The GT is making 235RWHP at best and that LS1 is making well over 320RWHP... no surprise on the butt raping at all.
Sooo glad I'm not in that situation anymore..granted it's costing me more monthly...but it's double the car.
Grabbem - you could get an equally loaded LS1 for the same price as a GT. I don't quite understand why people are under the impression that LS1's are so much more expensive. F-body's were A LOT more expensive back in the 80's & early 90's, but once the 4thgen came out they have been comparable. A brand new LOADED 99-04 GT 'Vert stickers for over $28,000, much like a loaded Convertible SS/WS6. However the F-body is a better car all around and performs much better, so the minimal price difference is completely irrelevant IMO.
I'm not sure I understand what you are talking about with 'Vert Cobra's, but brand new they stickered for over $36,000. Hell, my Coupe stickered for $36,000 or so, I can find the sticker for ya. [8D]
I wish I saw this thread earlier...holy crap that Formy absolute raped that GT. I just went "HOLY ****!" outloud. I remember those days. When I had my 02 GT my buddy had a stock 98 LS1 A4 with just a cat-back and it was complete and total rape everytime we raced. I believe the GT gave it all it had, with it's mods it's nothing more than a low 14 GT even with a good driver. The GT is making 235RWHP at best and that LS1 is making well over 320RWHP... no surprise on the butt raping at all.
Sooo glad I'm not in that situation anymore..granted it's costing me more monthly...but it's double the car.
Grabbem - you could get an equally loaded LS1 for the same price as a GT. I don't quite understand why people are under the impression that LS1's are so much more expensive. F-body's were A LOT more expensive back in the 80's & early 90's, but once the 4thgen came out they have been comparable. A brand new LOADED 99-04 GT 'Vert stickers for over $28,000, much like a loaded Convertible SS/WS6. However the F-body is a better car all around and performs much better, so the minimal price difference is completely irrelevant IMO.
I'm not sure I understand what you are talking about with 'Vert Cobra's, but brand new they stickered for over $36,000. Hell, my Coupe stickered for $36,000 or so, I can find the sticker for ya. [8D]
12-10-2006, 11:04 AM
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RE: bolt on 4.6 vs bolt on ls1
supply and demand....there's a few 03/04's although used...16,000 miles...being sold for 23,000<i know where two of them are right now...then i still see 01/02 ss/birds for 19-21k with 50-75k on them....hell i can get a brand new 07gt for 24,900<..i still get my discount>.....
12-10-2006, 02:40 PM
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RE: bolt on 4.6 vs bolt on ls1
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supply and demand....there's a few 03/04's although used...16,000 miles...being sold for 23,000<i know where two of them are right now...then i still see 01/02 ss/birds for 19-21k with 50-75k on them....hell i can get a brand new 07gt for 24,900<..i still get my discount>.....
supply and demand....there's a few 03/04's although used...16,000 miles...being sold for 23,000<i know where two of them are right now...then i still see 01/02 ss/birds for 19-21k with 50-75k on them....hell i can get a brand new 07gt for 24,900<..i still get my discount>.....
a guy on ls1tech bought a formula firehawk for 23k with 7k miles, yes, 7k.
its 1 of only 16 sunset orange metallic formula firehawks
and only 1 of 9 six speed ones.
so thats a rare *** car with only 7k miles on it for 23k. anybody asking 20k for a high mileage normal bird or maro is a rip off.
when i was looking for a cobra, the only ones i could find for around 22k had either a lot of miles or had a lot of mods (but my buddy just found one for 22k with 30k, sonic blue, and unmodded [>:]) but i decided to save 10 grand and buy an ls1, because they are pretty mush just as fast stock for stock, a little slower. you just need to shop around for the good deals, ls1 cars are pretty cheap for what you get