this could be pretty sweet

[sportsb4life7]

I was looking through craigslist and saw this nice 97 trans am, LS1 6-speed convertible and looks very decent, great project... and only 58k..http://detroit.craigslist.org/car/201827491.html

[VR43000GT]

^^ Sorry bud that's a LT1.

[sportsb4life7]

Originally Posted by SL3000gt

^^ Sorry bud that's a LT1.

whoops, o well.... still a pretty good project piece, how fast are the lt1's anyway?

[VR43000GT]

Depends on what body they are sitting in. That heavier Trans Am is probably around mid to low 14's.

[RSturbo]

Car looks pretty bad. How fast they are depends. My mom had a fomula firebird which she sold to my cousion. He put new tires on it and ran a 13.8; and it was an auto.

so i say high 13's low 14's.

[clawhammer]

Convertibles are usually a couple hundred pounds heavier than coupes, so I'd say low 14s

[Mad_Maxima]

I dont think ive ever seen a convertible one in real life, def. could be interesting

[xXxRocker5150]

[youngvr4]

they are mid to low 14 second cars
but have been known to break the 13's stock...i would assume it was really really low near sea level and or a factory freak

[VR43000GT]

^^ Agreed. A guy in my town had an auto LT1 with headers, full exhaust for that matter, intake and some other minore mods and ran a 14.3.

[Mr. Luos]

I wouldn't own an F-Body that is a vert.
I like the look, buy they are too heavy for the purpose of the car.
Besides...T-Tops > convertible.


That car (if stock) is a low-mid 14 second car. Probably worse than that until you learn the clutch and how it grabs.