Phoenix Trans Am Conversion Kit - What do you think?

***Lord Cadillac*** · #1 (**permalink**) 09-04-09, 03:14 PM

Not sure which one's the most accurate...

V-Eight · #2 (**permalink**) 09-04-09, 03:24 PM

Its certainly........interesting. I'm going to say the second one, although the top one was my favourite body style on the real T/As.

Gristle Boy · #3 (**permalink**) 09-04-09, 03:30 PM

2nd one cobbles my favorite nose design onto one of my least favorite bodies. Cool sketches though.

Sandy · #4 (**permalink**) 09-04-09, 09:16 PM

It's very expensive. I priced it and you have to take off all the Camaro parts and substitute the Pontiac parts, so most of us will need a body shop to do this. In the end, you are paying thru the nose to be "exclusive" and MOST people will not even realize what it is, or that it's special ! When you go to trade it in, they will probably deduct gobs of money, as it's pretending to be something it isn't. (Save all the parts ya take off....HINT HINT !

Destroyer · #5 (**permalink**) 09-04-09, 10:36 PM

All 3 look much better than the Camaro, especially #2. Now that I'm seeing the Camaro around more frequently, I can honestly say the rear of the car is ugly. Then you look at the '10 Mustang and it's rear is ugly too! The Challenger SRT is the best looking of the bunch but probably not the fastest. Guy next to my shop has a black one with a 6 speed and it's gorgeous from any angle.

ABCF · #6 (**permalink**) 09-06-09, 07:04 PM

You could easily buy a Corvette for the money you would pay for any one of those or even a loaded up Camaro.

V-Eight · #7 (**permalink**) 09-06-09, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Destroyer

Now that I'm seeing the Camaro around more frequently, I can honestly say the rear of the car is ugly. Then you look at the '10 Mustang and it's rear is ugly too! The Challenger SRT is the best looking of the bunch but probably not the fastest. Guy next to my shop has a black one with a 6 speed and it's gorgeous from any angle.

The front is ****ing nice, but I definitely agree that the rear is ugly and the Challenger is the nicest of the 3. But from what I've heard, its also the slowest.

Sandy · #8 (**permalink**) 09-06-09, 09:46 PM

HOW could it be the slowest, with a 426 Cu. In" Hemi in it ?? This boggles my mind. Nobody mentioned it, but the Challenger R/T SRT-8 have THE most luxurious interor of the threesome. Best quality leather, nicest seats, a velour headliner, a rear seat fold down armrest, and nicer door panels, I am fairly certain they have rear seat headrests too.

Destroyer · #9 (**permalink**) 09-06-09, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandy

HOW could it be the slowest, with a 426 Cu. In" Hemi in it ?? This boggles my mind. Nobody mentioned it, but the Challenger R/T SRT-8 have THE most luxurious interor of the threesome. Best quality leather, nicest seats, a velour headliner, a rear seat fold down armrest, and nicer door panels, I am fairly certain they have rear seat headrests too.

It is the heaviest of the bunch Sandy. Is the displacement of the SRT's motor really 426 cubic inches?. I think it's the sexiest of the bunch too. I would take the Challenger SRT over the Mustang or Z28 even if it is slower which I'm not sure about. You would think it could beat the Mustang or at least keep up with it. I've read road test comparisons that say the Mustang is best. I'd still take the challenger. Love the looks of that car.

V-Eight · #10 (**permalink**) 09-06-09, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandy

HOW could it be the slowest, with a 426 Cu. In" Hemi in it ?? This boggles my mind. Nobody mentioned it, but the Challenger R/T SRT-8 have THE most luxurious interor of the threesome. Best quality leather, nicest seats, a velour headliner, a rear seat fold down armrest, and nicer door panels, I am fairly certain they have rear seat headrests too.

Uh.....from what I've seen, its the typical cheap Chrysler quality, at least in the R/T, so maybe I'll have to test out and SRT-8. Its got a 6.1, not a 426, and like Destroyer said its a lot heavier than the other two.

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Originally Posted by Destroyer

It is the heaviest of the bunch Sandy. Is the displacement of the SRT's motor really 426 cubic inches?. I think it's the sexiest of the bunch too. I would take the Challenger SRT over the Mustang or Z28 even if it is slower which I'm not sure about. You would think it could beat the Mustang or at least keep up with it. I've read road test comparisons that say the Mustang is best. I'd still take the challenger. Love the looks of that car.

No, its only got a 6.1 in the SRT8. The tests I've seen say the Camaro is better and faster. My friend bought a 2010 Mustang and its TINY, the Camaro has a much larger interior.