riviera vendors...

Subject: riviera vendors... Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:18 am

well as i said in my intro, i've been in the 3800 scene for a while, i'm familair with all the vendors for the other 3800's, like the gp's, bonnevilles, regals, impalas, etc.. none of the bigger vendors offer anything specifically for the the rivs. i din't even know the body style code for this car.. as i said i'm new to the riviera. anyone have any preference as to "similair" body styles that the parts will kinda fit on the rivs with some modification? ie: is it closer to a w-body, or moreso an h-body? i know engine stuff is kinda generic, but as for downpipes, fwi?? made my own intake but i'm just curious to see if theres a vendor offering riviera specific parts. thanks guys.

Subject: Re: riviera vendors... Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:25 pm

ssei turbo wrote:: well as i said in my intro, i've been in the 3800 scene for a while, i'm familair with all the vendors for the other 3800's, like the gp's, bonnevilles, regals, impalas, etc.. none of the bigger vendors offer anything specifically for the the rivs. i din't even know the body style code for this car.. as i said i'm new to the riviera. anyone have any preference as to "similair" body styles that the parts will kinda fit on the rivs with some modification? ie: is it closer to a w-body, or moreso an h-body? i know engine stuff is kinda generic, but as for downpipes, fwi?? made my own intake but i'm just curious to see if theres a vendor offering riviera specific parts. thanks guys.

SSAC's are the best thing to do on a riv.. cool

Downpipes gonna cost ya 100-150 bucks.. so why not much get some SSAC's cool

Subject: Re: riviera vendors... Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:05 am

There is no specific vendor specialilzing in Riv parts. The basics from Intense and ZZP generally work for the engine/trans, but body-specific kits, like intercooler mounting kits and such, well there's nothing that doesn't take a little fab work. The good news is there's plenty of room around the nose of the Riv to do that sort of work.

Size-wise it's closer to an H- than a W-

Subject: Re: riviera vendors... Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:31 am

Give this a read. Might help you out:

https://rivperformance.editboard.com/series-ii-engine-transmission-f4/series-ii-supercharged-faq-t1585.htm

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