It all started, like many car stories, when I turned 16 years old. Prior to that I never was into cars all that much, yeah, I had little race sets, a remote control car once, and I attempted building model cars for a while. But, when I hit 16 all things changed. After seeing the movie Dazed and Confused, I was remarkable mesmorized by classic 60's and 70's muscle cars. I was however only 16 and needed to get a reliable "practical" car. So, a few months after getting my liscense, I was the proud owner of a red 1990 Pontiac Grand Am SE, I loved that car. I took car of it, and it took car of me. However, with a 2.4L Quad Four motor, it left a little to be desired in the speed and power department. So, I still had the muscle car itch.
It was about this time when I began taking automotive classes at school, building countless model cars, and buying every magazine I could get my hands on. It was official, I was becoming a gearhead. By now, it was towards the end of my junior year in high school, and my dad and I had seriously begun to start looking for car to restore. What we found and finally decided on was a very decent 1966 Chevelle Malibu. That car became a never ending project. We replaced or restored everything. New brakes, suspension, rebuilt the Powerglide transmission and 350 (not original) motor, new paint job, I mean, we restored the entire car! I must say, there is no experience like it, either. I learned so much about not only cars but about mechanical systems in general. However, this car was a never ending project.
In spring 1999, my senior year of high school, the Chevelle officially became my father's toy because I needed somthing that I could always drive, and could depend on. So, I acquired a 1996 Camaro Z28. To be perfectly honest, this decision was purely the result of being a die-hard Chevrolet enthusiast and looking for some real horsepower without spending every weekend under the hood. BOY! was I wrong. Since I started modifying this car, I have done nothing but spend time under the hood, as can be seen in the Modifications page. But, my journey was from being a gung ho carb fan to owning a car that exemplifies all that is fuel injection. As a result, I was forced to learn and understand Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) systems. In all honesty, it is really not as complicated as it seems. And, contrary to even my prior knowledge, it is not true that "You can't work on today's cars" I know many many people who can do just as much on a EFI car as anyone else can fix on a 1966 Chevelle. It is simly a matter of knowing what's going on, special tools aren't even a requirement. In most cases, a simple multimeter is the only tool needed to diagnose any EFI problem. But that is neither here nor there, I have owned the Camaro for almost three years now, and every summer I love that car a little more. That's the history in a nutshell. It's more or less my journey from a 4 cylinder practical car, to a classic muscle car, to a modern age fuel injected muscle car.
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