Friend Found a deal on 97 3.0, need opinions
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Friend Found a deal on 97 3.0, need opinions
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No manual conversions for the 97 3.0 cuz the mounts are way different, 4 grand is a great deal though, tell him to get a hayden tranny cooler, and hope for the best, but be prepared to dump a couple grand into a tranny. Tranny cooler is a must, and very easy to install
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i say grab that car and invest about 2 to 3 grands on the tranny (rebuilt + bulletproof it w/ red alto eagle or Level 10 parts).
It'll come out to about 7 grands but you'll have the best 3.0 CL with a VERY STRONG tranny that you can experiment with (turbo, SC'd, custom sh*t...) Who know, maybe by that time companies like Greddy or HKS or someone else will make a kit for our car and you can just jump on that with confident.
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P.S. I have a 97 3.0 too and i like it a lot.
Edit: I read your post again, but tell your friend to consider what i said still ....
It'll come out to about 7 grands but you'll have the best 3.0 CL with a VERY STRONG tranny that you can experiment with (turbo, SC'd, custom sh*t...) Who know, maybe by that time companies like Greddy or HKS or someone else will make a kit for our car and you can just jump on that with confident.
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P.S. I have a 97 3.0 too and i like it a lot.
Edit: I read your post again, but tell your friend to consider what i said still ....
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tranny cooler sounds like a good idea, I'll let him know about that. The guy said that he always brought his car in for service at the right times for the dealer, and the tranny supposedly shows no signs of slipping but I told my friend even if it feels good, it can come on quickly and be an issue very fast.
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Originally Posted by suprachica79
tranny cooler sounds like a good idea, I'll let him know about that. The guy said that he always brought his car in for service at the right times for the dealer, and the tranny supposedly shows no signs of slipping but I told my friend even if it feels good, it can come on quickly and be an issue very fast.
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I would have to agree, personalyl I like to do all my own repairs now that I know more, but a dealer knows what to do as well, and it sounds like its been taken great care of so I guess the bets way is take it to a mechanic and see what they say and take it for a test drive.
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Originally Posted by asianspec
with a glass tranny. unpredictable.
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