Register  |   Log In            1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s          Home  |   About the Judging  |   Prizes/About this Contest  |   Winner's Circle   "Editor’s Choice" Winner Announced                  Chevrolet Impala SS           3/4 Front View 3/4 Rear View Interior View Engine View At WeSSt CoaSSt Gathering 4          Year Make Model Rating Decade Ranking 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS 1448 1 Description I have a 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS. It is my dream car. When it first came out in 1996, I loved it, but I had three kids who played sports (and I coached their baseball teams) and the Impala was not the right vehicle to haul everyone around. I still dreamed of someone day owning one. When I retired in 2003 from the U.S. Air Force (22 years as an F-16 technician), I was finally able to afford one. I began to search for the perfect car. I found my car in Denver, it was a one owner with only 15,000 miles on it. I cannot express how happy I was to own it. For the first three years I was perfectly happy with its two modifications, K&N cold air intake and Borla catback exhaust. Then I began to get the bug to do some modifications myself. I replaced the stock wheels with Boss 18 inch wheels and NITTO tires. I began with 3.73 gears and a performance tune. These modifications cured the bug for a couple more years. I moved to Las Vegas, NV and joined the local club SSin City SS and I was exposed to many other cars. I then purchased a Powerdyne supercharger running 6psi, 36 lbs fuel injectors, a Walbro fuel pump, 160 degree thermostat, Grotyohan long tube headers, Magnaflow high flow cats, Hotchkis springs, Hotchkis front and rear sway bars, Bilstein shocks, Vigilante 3000 stall Torque Converter, F-Body MAF, Snow Performance water/meth injection, and a lot of polished billet dress up covers. I installed a 3-guage pillar and billet shifter knob. I still have many more mods to do to the car, upgraded brakes, stereo to start with. Submitted by: BAD IMP << Previous 5 Comments   |    Next 5 Comments >>             Screen Name Comments   BKMAGIC Congratulations and beautiful car. I try very hard to keep neutral throughout the voting and not get into the politcs. There are alot of very nice cars on this site, yours included. Good luck in the future. 10/14/2009 7:59:54 PM     Screen Name Comments   BAD IMP Thanks to everyone for the nice comments and for voting for me, I really appreciate it!! Now to see how I do for the grand prize... 10/14/2009 4:22:00 PM     Screen Name Comments   FP Congratulations.... 10/12/2009 6:57:43 PM     Screen Name Comments   RoadMonster Congrats Jim!!!!!!!!!! You deserve the win!!!!! Stewart 10/12/2009 4:20:34 PM     Screen Name Comments   nhrachevy NICE CAR YOU GOT MY 10 LOOK AT MY 37 PICKUP THANKS. 10/10/2009 11:24:51 PM << Previous 5 Comments   |    Next 5 Comments >>          Enter Your Own Comments     Screen Name   Enter Comments (750 characters max.)

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