so I m thinking about getting a grand am and it has the 2.3l quad and i was wondering what kind of potetial this car has, it's a 2dr. does anyone know about mods, interior, exterior and the like thanks



-mike

 

The Quad is the most unreliable engine ever
Stay away if you can
100k and kaboom unless rebuilt

 

ba ba ba bullshit.

quad 4 is most reliable engine if anything.

for the quad, there is always the cold air intake, exhaust, turbo(if you feel like fabricating the tubing), headers, manifolds...the usual stuff.

 

your outta your f'ing mind I used to work for a GM dealership up north and we got in about 1 a week with head problems
Grand Am Acheiva GTZ any and all cars that came with that motor
KA fucking BOOM

 

Why would you bother building a Grand Am up in the first place?

 

if you're doing a "grand" do the prix gtp

 

good call at least some of them come SC'd so you know they can handle some boost

 

I'm not too sure about the reliability of the quad4, I've heard good and bad.
As for the Grand Prix, the 3.8L was rated one of the top 10 motors of the past 100 years by "Ward's autoworld".
I own a Grand Am myself (2001), and there are a few sites that may be able to help you out some.

www.grandamgt.com or www.gaownersclub.com would probably be your best bet

theres also: www.grandsontario.com although this one is based in Ontario, Canada, but they will be more than welcome to help you. I like this one because it more of a close knit thing because of the fewer people.

HTH,
Chris

 

Okay, let me chime in here. If you're looking to soup up a car, then you shouldn't pick a 3x00 lb beast with a v6 in it.

I had the v6 Grant Am GT with the 3.3 and I loved the car in spite of it shooting thick black smoke out the pipes whenever I got on it. Still, I never even attempted to soup it up. That car is a tank, and its slow, and it'll always be a tank and it'll always be slow. Even if you fabbed up a small block v8 to fit under that hood itd be a tough job to get that heavy ass thing to be quick.

My advice, just say no to mods on the 3x00 lb v6. They're nice cars, and they sound pretty nice in the GT models, but they're not for racing. And no, the Grand Prix isn't for racing either. If you wanna wear the Pontiac logo and be a badass whle doing it, you need a Trans Am or GTO or something.

 

the GTPs have supercharged 3.8s. they have proven to be potent motors