So......Looked at a LTx Car Today......
NOT for me. My buddy who was going to purchase 1BadZ's car but the deal fell through. There's a guy VERY local to me selling a low mileage 96 Z28 with a Paxton blower on it for.......cheap.
http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/cto/3290096213.html
So me being the LTx F-Body Guru, my buddy in want of a car, we took a look at it this morning.
Not bad. Low mileage as stated. Interior was VERY clean save for just a bit of wear on the drivers bolster. Has a damn car phone in it. Apparently the previous owner bought it new and had the phone put in....old guy......whatever. Pain is good save for some chips. Just a little door ding on the passenger quarter, but on the top surface of the drivers quarter there's some rippling that I've never seen before, though the car didn't give me any true signs of a wreck.
Here's where it gets weird though. There is some damn WEIRD suspension setup on the back. The TQ arm is gone. In it's place is a "Southside" Traction Bar setup. I've never seen one before, but it has mounts in the subframe connectors that welded and tied bars attach to, with the other end attaching (welded) to the rear axle housing?!?!?!? It transmitted a SHIT TON of road noise into the car. Probably hooks like a mofo though.
Motor is supposedly a stock GM replacement under warranty about 10k miles ago. Looking at it, other than the headers and the cut off tips flowmaster, it's ALL stock. Now on to the blower.
This is, I believe, a Paxton SN93 blower kit. NON-Intercooled, rear facing intake and discharge from the blower. FMU is a plate that mounts behind the TB with 3 injectors in it. Odd setup. Downside is I have NO clue what the blower kit is capable of, or how in the hell he'd improve on it and get an intercooler in there with the discharge on the head unit facing the rear of the car.
I'm probably going to recommend he pass on the car because it's essentially a stock car with the paxton on it. The rear has 4.11's but they're toasted, very very noisy, so that'll need some fixing. Just wondering what you all think? It's an A4 too. Another thought I had was to pull the blower kit off the car, sell that for $1200-1500 as that's the going rate, and put that into "other' enhancements.
Oh, and ALL of the emblems (including the horrid ones on the sail panel) are GOLD, the fill letters on the rear bumper are GOLD, the wheels are god awful chrome and GOLD. The ground effects kit is complete and in good shape, paint match is ok, but if left off, there's screw/rivet holes in the rocker panel. The wing my buddy said would be the first replacement thank god.
Thoughts? Anyone familiar with the Paxton blower that's on the car, and can share some insight?
