98 Camaro for son?
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I'm new here and a Charger owner. I just bought my 15 year old son a silver 98 Camaro with a 3800 engine. How could I go about getting 250 plus horsepower out of it before his bithday in December? I can't afford the insurance for him on a V8. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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I'd just say no to more hp at this point having raised two boys myself,there's plenty of time for more power later and the stock V-6 has plenty now for a kid IMHO.
Just get him some cool sounding exhaust and call it good is my two cents.
I had an old Dodge pickup when I was that age ,I was just thrilled to have a set of wheels at all.
Just get him some cool sounding exhaust and call it good is my two cents.
I had an old Dodge pickup when I was that age ,I was just thrilled to have a set of wheels at all.
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I'd just say no to more hp at this point having raised two boys myself,there's plenty of time for more power later and the stock V-6 has plenty now for a kid IMHO.
Just get him some cool sounding exhaust and call it good is my two cents.
I had an old Dodge pickup when I was that age ,I was just thrilled to have a set of wheels at all.
Just get him some cool sounding exhaust and call it good is my two cents.
I had an old Dodge pickup when I was that age ,I was just thrilled to have a set of wheels at all.
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I agree with Y2K on this one. I had a '95 3.4 in high school that I bought when I was 15. Even with the 3.4 it had plenty of speed--probably too much for my own good. I didn't care that the car really had no *****. I had a frickin' CAMARO! It was still a blast to drive, and I had the coolest car out of any of my friends. Stock or not, your son's gonna love it.
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Well pop,I'm sure he's a good kid but he's still a kid and the temptations are enormous.
My boys are 22 & 24,both good kids
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I'd spend the money on your Dodge to make it faster then let him drive it once in a while with you riding shotgun.
I'd say getting a Camaro at all is the chit man,I'd of given my left nut for one at that age stock six or not.
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Either way he gets one car from me in his life. Any other car he gets will have to be bought by someon other than me. I'm hoping that in a couple of years, he will want something more reliable and I can keep the camaro. I rebuild and turbo that motor to the hilt.
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I completely agree. My first car was a 4 cylinder/4 speed Mustang -- it takes time to learn to drive [well]. :-D
I'd just say no to more hp at this point having raised two boys myself,there's plenty of time for more power later and the stock V-6 has plenty now for a kid IMHO.
Just get him some cool sounding exhaust and call it good is my two cents.
I had an old Dodge pickup when I was that age ,I was just thrilled to have a set of wheels at all.
Just get him some cool sounding exhaust and call it good is my two cents.
I had an old Dodge pickup when I was that age ,I was just thrilled to have a set of wheels at all.