Daedalus
Gen3 noob
Congrats on your purchase, sounds like you got a good price. I paid the same amount for my '99 with 135k, and your '98 has a lot more goodies.
I agree with everything that has been said so far regarding the cam welding. I had mine done 2 weeks after I bought the car, and the guy who did it said that one of my sprockets was starting to work loose. As others have stated, there are very good resources available on www.v8sho.com, hopefully there is someone near you who is listed in the cam welder directory.
But after that, I am going to have to disagree with those who recommend performance upgrades. With 100k miles, your car is probably going to have many of the issues that mine has, and to me the number 1 priority is replacing worn parts to get performance and handling back as close to stock as I can get it. That means new ball joints, tie rod ends, struts (my non-SARC struts are more prone to failure than the SARCs as I understand it), coil springs, A/C compressor clutch shim, etc. Only after I have everything working as I want it will I consider upgrading it.
And in that vein, although the V8 SHO is a very fun car to drive, and manages to put a big smile on my face on a regular basis, in all honesty it isn't a really fast car, and short of something extreme like nitrous, there isn't a whole lot you can do to improve acceleration. Personally I'm planning on sticking with a Troxelized intake, 26mm rear swaybar, and maybe some new mufflers.
So anyway here is my plan which I am following on my SHO:
- Weld cams
- Basic tune-up, new belts, plugs, coils (done at the same time as the cam weld)
- Change all fluids and filters, flush transmission, bleed brakes
- Thoroughly inspect car, and make a list of what is worn / broken
- Fix all stuff on list
- Consider performance parts, especially if it's a part you are replacing anyway as part of the previous step.
I agree with everything that has been said so far regarding the cam welding. I had mine done 2 weeks after I bought the car, and the guy who did it said that one of my sprockets was starting to work loose. As others have stated, there are very good resources available on www.v8sho.com, hopefully there is someone near you who is listed in the cam welder directory.
But after that, I am going to have to disagree with those who recommend performance upgrades. With 100k miles, your car is probably going to have many of the issues that mine has, and to me the number 1 priority is replacing worn parts to get performance and handling back as close to stock as I can get it. That means new ball joints, tie rod ends, struts (my non-SARC struts are more prone to failure than the SARCs as I understand it), coil springs, A/C compressor clutch shim, etc. Only after I have everything working as I want it will I consider upgrading it.
And in that vein, although the V8 SHO is a very fun car to drive, and manages to put a big smile on my face on a regular basis, in all honesty it isn't a really fast car, and short of something extreme like nitrous, there isn't a whole lot you can do to improve acceleration. Personally I'm planning on sticking with a Troxelized intake, 26mm rear swaybar, and maybe some new mufflers.
So anyway here is my plan which I am following on my SHO:
- Weld cams
- Basic tune-up, new belts, plugs, coils (done at the same time as the cam weld)
- Change all fluids and filters, flush transmission, bleed brakes
- Thoroughly inspect car, and make a list of what is worn / broken
- Fix all stuff on list
- Consider performance parts, especially if it's a part you are replacing anyway as part of the previous step.
