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Old 07-13-2009, 07:19 PM   #25
coolman
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Originally Posted by kevin2323 View Post
update....the car had the 400ci swapped in and has about 3000-5000 miles on it only...the old man died before he could use it enough....it takes a while to heat up...u need to rev it till it idles without it turning off but once it gets going boy is this car a beast....when he cranked it up i shat my pants. car is rust free engine is clean and paint is good. i spoke to a friend who had the same problem with having to sit there for a few minutes till it got up and going and he said it just needs to be tuned because the fuel regulator is the problem. also the carb needs some work but nothing a good mechanic and a tune cant fix....let me know if you think it is a bad decision.
Still don't think it's a good idea. c3 was not a very good car. You could get a nice c4 for around that. If you find a 92 or newer manual it will have 300hp.
96 is even better, but will be around 12 to 14.
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