What did you do with your Trans Am today?

**theorangeguy** · 02-08-2015, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by TransAmTerry

Hey,, I think the theorangeguy tossed some of that warm weather up to Md !! Got up to 47deg so I uncover the T/A to take her out for a little spin and all I get is a " click click click etc.... " I know it's been awhile but DAMN !! Put the battery charger on for awhile and it started up but boy was she mad !! Ran rough and wouldn't idle worth a crap for several minutes. Is that normal?? I know it did something similar to that when I put the PCM back in after a tune but not quite that bad. Just wondering..

Sounds like the computer had to relearn everything. Was the car sitting with a dead battery for a while? It's not that uncommon for one to run rough after not having any juice.

Glad I could help with the weather lol supposed to rain down here for the next 2 days...

**raynor139** · 02-11-2015, 02:40 PM

Not sure how you northern guys do it with having to store your cars for the winter. It's been a month and I'm pretty sure I'm having withdrawal from not being able to drive the T/A. At least when it's all said and done I'll have a new clutch, fuel pump, rear main seal, and a new strange s60. Plus some other general maintenence type stuff done. Thinking since I'm getting a new daily I'm going to switch the T/A from penzoil platinum to amsoil signature series.

**pajeff02** · 02-11-2015, 05:08 PM

It's not much fun.

**bduffy75** · 02-18-2015, 04:54 PM

Just bought a 2001 ws6 with 21k on it and all I can i do is stare at it each day until spring.

**pajeff02** · 02-18-2015, 05:10 PM

I know the feeling -- we picked our car up late in the year and didn't get to enjoy it much before the weather turned.

**bduffy75** · 02-18-2015, 05:29 PM

Magnaflow quad exhaust showed up last week and now looking forward to putting them on.

**pajeff02** · 02-18-2015, 05:32 PM

That's what we run on our car -- looks and sounds great imo!

**RONS98TA** · 02-19-2015, 04:06 AM

I guess all most of us in the upper states can do is polish stuff on our cars in the garage.

**kingls1** · 02-19-2015, 06:12 AM

Originally Posted by RONS98TA

I guess all most of us in the upper states can do is polish stuff on our cars in the garage.

Can't even do that. I have it up at my dads covered and moved to the side out of his way also only heat is a wood burner and no insulation so it takes about 3 days until it's warm enough to work...so it will come home as soon as the weather warms and I can move a car outside of my garage.

**TransAmTerry** · 02-19-2015, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by bduffy75

Magnaflow quad exhaust showed up last week and now looking forward to putting them on.

+1 on the Magnaflow !! Coupled with long tubes (and in my case, cat deletes) you can't beat that sound and performance ! Sounds like you snagged a nice low mile T/A. Winter sucks even more now ,, doesn't it !?

**TransAmTerry** · 02-19-2015, 07:02 AM

Originally Posted by RONS98TA

I guess all most of us in the upper states can do is polish stuff on our cars in the garage.

Ron,, I guess you have a heated garage .... I live in Md too. My garage is just too cold to do anything. I have new rotors and pads from R1Concepts and braided lines and a line lock from WS6 store just waiting to go on but that would be just hateful to put up with below freezing temps .....or maybe i'm just a wimp. lol. I figure it'll be late March before I get to all that.

**pajeff02** · 02-19-2015, 07:52 AM

Can't really do anything on our car where it is parked. I have her sandwiched between the Regal and our race trailer and a friend's car parked behind it.

**jonnyman** · 02-19-2015, 12:44 PM

Finished painting fuel rails, and received the new valve covers I ordered

**theorangeguy** · 02-19-2015, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by jonnyman

Finished painting fuel rails, and received the new valve covers I ordered

damn those look good.

**jonnyman** · 02-19-2015, 12:50 PM

the engine was painted too, not sure how the colors will look together though.

Originally Posted by theorangeguy

damn those look good.

**theorangeguy** · 02-19-2015, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by jonnyman

the engine was painted too, not sure how the colors will look together though.

I would seriously drive my car to your shop and let you paint it at this point...

**jonnyman** · 02-19-2015, 01:19 PM

what's wrong with your paint?

Originally Posted by theorangeguy

I would seriously drive my car to your shop and let you paint it at this point...

**bduffy75** · 02-19-2015, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by TransAmTerry

+1 on the Magnaflow !! Coupled with long tubes (and in my case, cat deletes) you can't beat that sound and performance ! Sounds like you snagged a nice low mile T/A. Winter sucks even more now ,, doesn't it !?

Yeah, I got lucky finding it at dealer for a reasonable price IMO. All stock until I get the quads put on. Will p post a pic once I figure this site out!

**theorangeguy** · 02-20-2015, 05:28 AM

Originally Posted by jonnyman

what's wrong with your paint?

nothing is necessarily wrong with it...in fact, its in great shape lol I'm just an orange fanatic "used to own some hugger orange cars hints my screen name" and it looks like you've got the orange paint scheme down to a science.

**RONS98TA** · 02-21-2015, 04:18 AM

Originally Posted by TransAmTerry

Ron,, I guess you have a heated garage .... I live in Md too. My garage is just too cold to do anything. I have new rotors and pads from R1Concepts and braided lines and a line lock from WS6 store just waiting to go on but that would be just hateful to put up with below freezing temps .....or maybe i'm just a wimp. lol. I figure it'll be late March before I get to all that.

I bought a kerosene/diesel fuel burning torpedo heater from Home Depot. That sucker will heat up my little non insulated cinder block garage in about 1/2-1hr (depending on outside temps). Best thing I ever bought. A buddy of mine was over my house and I fired it up, next day he bought 1 for his garage!! LOL