My first plans were to just drive it till the GF gets hired back at work . Then install a ST or TT kit . BUt ......IF.....I could get enough out of it , why not just sell it and be done with it . Im a little bored with the modding game for now any way . If I cant get a fair price out of it ....sell it . If not I will keep it and stay with the original plans

will it pass SMOG(sniffer) in it's current state???

I'll trade you motors...

I wouldnt know ^^^^ I doubt it .

AGAIN I am NOT going to part or swap it out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How does the car run with those 8.5:1 Pistons? Is it noticeably slower than stock?

I doubt you will be able to tell the difference just by driving it.

If that is your plan, I would recommend keeping it; a built block is worth $$$ to the right person, but only parted out.

Keep the car around and pursue your ST/TT plans later; you'll thank yourself.

Why lose money now, then spend more later, when you can just hold on to the car?

Actually it feels a little stronger than stock , but that could be just my wishful thinking . With the cams , it really kicks in at 3000 rpm's

I think I will just hold on to the car . Get it tuned to get a little better mpg and just drive it as a daily driver as much as possible .

Once i decided to ditch the st and go with a built motor and tt i told myself this car was a keeper. its got a timeless look(IMO) and plenty of power. i would have to take a huge loss to sell it and there isnt anything out there that i could get into for under 50k that would compare.