Thanks for conversating Astro14!
My ideal StreetRod was a 83 4BBL H.O. 5spd L69 with the twin snorkel. An 83 I chose for the cable clutch- I enjoy simplistic things. But I saw this 86 n eBay in a really nice color. The pipes look terrible, but it looks to have manual locks. The windows are the crank type
. It is a 5 speed, the seats look nicely bolstered. It appears clean all over. It is single snorkel, tho.
I also really wanted manual steering.....I loved my two cars that had it (Ford Aspire and 85 Mazda RX-7).....but this 86 on ebay has NO AC which I think is cool(punpun). I have never had an auto without AC from the factory. So this is a plus.......It should be really neat to see how much spare and complexity is spared by not having cold air.
Anyway, right now I am driving a Cobalt automatic with the 2.2 and it has ample power (145 @ 5600?). It is a really fun car to drive. A perfect streetcar in my opinion. It will move, handle, is quiet, isnt a gas/oil destroyer, looks good, is comfortable. It is NOT a track car with blinkers as some RR sportbikes have proven, but I want a track ride on the track and a street ride on the street. And besides, the Cobalt could be had with Turbo or Supercharging-but I wouldn't want that if you paid me to have it.......on the street!
Ok, so in high school I have a 97 Z28 LT1 (hence the screenname)
It was a dog, I blame the gearing....3.42s and a six speed made it faster than it seemed. I tried souping it up, but it didnt help. I ran a 14 flat at 103......still have the timeslip, but it didnt ever seem fast enough. I sold it and bought the Aspire.
This Cobalt is fine powerwise. I dont know if the 305 would plague me. Maybe it would be fun around the streets as I enjoy with the Cobalt.....or would it make me power hungry as the 97 Z28 did. That Z was my third car and I got it my senior year 2000.