RockinIroc91

I found a 1984 mecham racing t/a. Its blue with grey trim and says mecham racing across the top of the windshield. it has a little plaque on the console right behind the shifter that says Mecham Racing and a bunch of other B/S. Its says 5.0 HO on the hood (its on the hood scoop/cowl induction) It was definately carbureted, so i am assuming its an L69. Its a 5 spd. Its not in the best of shape, but its alright. It looks like it has a bigger spoiler on the back. It was definately carbureted. I havent looked it over real close. But if its worth looking at i might go check it out closer. Let me know what kind of power these things made, and any other specs you know about it.
Thanks

92GTA

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Did it have the "Git Kit" installed? If not then it's just a regular L69, if it does, it would have about another 30HP.

83firebirdS/E

Those Mecham's are pretty rare. I take it it looks like this?

kizz

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190HP without the Git Kit, maybe 225 or so with it.

A piece of advice.. if you're into modding, getting high HP numbers, racing, and stuff like that, stay away from it. They only made 50 of those things. You can mod out any other thirdgen to your heart's delight, but I believe MSE's are one of those special cases that deserve to be kept original.

One of the color schemes for 1984 is the pic above, so that's a good reference to go by.

GT

RockinIroc91

What exactly is the git kit? is there anyway i can tell if it has the "git kit" just by looking? The car already has chrome "chevy" logo valve covers and a chrome moroso air cleaner, i couldnt see anything else on the car. But the exhaust maniflods looked really clean. They werent headers, but they looked new or real clean aluminum or somthing. How much is this car worth in "ok" condition?

92GTA

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Yes, it will have headers, aftermarket 4-BBL carb, 8MM plug wires, and a few other goodies that I can't remember right now. The headers will give it away though, I believe they were Edlebrock.

Since you say it does not have headers then it does NOT have the Git Kit. Hard to say what it's worth, REALLY hard. Going by your rough discription I'd say between $2K-$4K...

Guest

Edelbrock wasnt making headers in 1984. They'd be something else, probably Hooker.

kizz

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This is from an article talking about the 1982 MSE.. I don't know how well this applies to 1984, but hopefully this helps:

TA76

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I'll have to go back and look but I think I have an article that states that all the 84 MSE cars were 350's??? Look at the photo 83Firebird posted, it is an 84 MSE car and it looks to have a "5.7" on the hood blister.

RockinIroc91

Well this one is definately an 84, and definately a mecham T/A. And it definately had the 305 stock. It says 5.0 litre H.O. right on the hood scoop thing. It looks like the original owner has already done a litte bit of modding, cause it had some chrome as i mentioned earlier. Anyone know a site that i could check out that has all the info on it, or does anyone know someone with a mecham 3rd gen? Just curious if this car is worth my time. Thanks

kizz

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I've got a high-resolution pic of the blue/silver car above, and it says "MACHO 5.7" on the hood bulge. Also has a "20" decal on the driver's side headlight cover and "Talon suspension" front fender decals. The wheels look all ho-hum and normal.. but closer inspection reveals they are 16-inchers! That wheel style was never offered in 16-inch on any thirdgen, AFAIK. only available in 14 inch and 15 inch. 16 inch must've been MSE-only and 84-85 only, so I guess under 100 sets total were made. :hail: definitely a highly rare and unique thirdgen.. I'm drooling.

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billsfirebird

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Kizz would you email me that high res pic? I would love to see it.

RockinIroc91

Well this car definately says 5.0 Litre H.O. on the hood blister. It did say somthin about talon suspension on the fenders. It didnt have those same wheels, and the paint was the same color, but the top was blue and bottom was gray. I will go and check it out tomorrow and see if i can drive it. Thanks

TA76

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Maybe the 5.7 was an option, I'll check out the article and see...

kizz

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no 5.7 factory option in 84 at all. not till 87. But think about it, the MSE is technically an aftermarket package. Dennis Mecham buys them brand new from Pontiac (with 305, i.e. 5.0), he modifies them and customizes them to his heart's delight, then sells them for a modest profit. rinse & repeat. It's during that modification/customization where some of them got 5.7's. Some, not all. MSE's had quite a bit of variance. for example, word has it some '82's got a 406c.i.d. 400HP engine, if I recall correctly. If you run the VIN if a 5.7 MSE, it'll come back as a 305. So they are not factory original 5.7's by any means, nor are their looks original. But MSE is one of those rare cases where the aftermarket job was done so well, that even now it's worth more than the original car it started out as, to the right buyer.

TA76

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Kizz, yep I know no 5.7's until 87 (I had an 87 IROC w/5.7) but I'm pretty sure the Mecham cars could get a transplanted 5.7 or even a 406... Dang! I gotta find that article.