How come lately so many 3sgte swapped for sale? Options

[tomazws]

I donno why but lately the FS forum is filled with swapped 6gc's for sale. May I ask the owners what's the reason? Is it because even after the swap, it still couldn't fulfill the speed demon in you? Got bored with the car? Think that 6gc's are getting old and can't keep up with the frequent maintenances?

It's funny cuz a lot of people are talking and asking questions about swapping, and at the mean time a lot of people are trying to get rid of their swapped vehicle..

[jgreening]

I can only answer for myself. It was a combination of things. One huge item was sound - you read it right. The drone at cruise was so cumlatively annoying to me that the car had to go at some point. Another thing that drove me batty was the amount of maintenance that car required. I can't tell you how many times I had that car running perfect and then something would go wrong and I would have to spend time and money fixing it. It goes hand in hand with modifying cars (particularly engine modifications) but I didn't realize the extent and the cumulative wear that it would have on my patience.

When its running correctly and you are driving it for fun, a swapped 6gc is a nice ride. If you have a straight through exhaust and you are cruising on the highway, its annoyingly "droney". If its broken down or not running quite right, its very frustrating.

- Jay