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At my mechanic's recommendation, I kept the Ansa center pipes (they were in very good shape) and had the Ansa rear muffler replaced with the stock muffler. Power feels the same as with the full Ansa system but to my ear, the sound is much better. Still somewhat loud but not quite as loud as the full...

Well, my car is in the shop now for some work on the transaxle. The exhaust will be coming off for that. I'll decide in the next few days whether to keep the ANSA on the car or go back to stock. Thanks for all the input so far.

grega wrote:looks like they sell a few types of the red tops.
they list about 6 of them.
Do you have a part number for the ones you speak of?

Thanks
Greg

The numbers on my receipt are: OPT8002-002 34 800CCA RT 36. I think I recall the salesman calling it the 34.

I seem to recall that Optima makes two red top variations with different cold cranking amps. I went for the more powerful version. Both sizes fit in the GTV-6 battery compartment but the more powerful version weighs more if that's a concern.

sh0rtlife wrote:optima red top!!!!

Same here.

SlewofDamascus wrote:Wow! When I look at this sublime beauty I am reminded of my father's silver '83 (he would have loved your well-kept garage, too!).

I am sure it is in great hands

Enjoy.

David

Thanks.

Maybe it was a Celica GT-S. They have the GT-S script on the right rear if I recall. 180 horsepower and 2500 pounds of curb weight but less torque than the GTV-6.

GregoryV wrote:Very nice! I'll take a guess that it's an ... '84 no '85. ... no I'll wager it's an '84. Silver is a great color

GV

Thanks. It's an 84. I think the repaint done by the previous owner must have covered up the dark grey lower body color.

..... a light(ish) rwd with a bit of pedigree, that you actually have to drive to get the most out of..... That's a great synopsis of the car. The only other thing I'd add to it is the great sound. I enjoy driving the GTV-6 more than two modern sports cars I previously owned (a 99 M3 coupe and an 0...

SlewofDamascus wrote:A few journey pics: ..

So what are your detailed impressions of the car? Anything you didn't expect?

... I will be hopping (literally hopping, skipping, and jumping :D ) on a plane (two actually) this beautiful April morning at 6, first in Oakland, Ca. and then Denver, heading to Tulsa to meet the Gordon Clan and pick up my brand new 22-year old girlfriend. I mean Alfa. .... Looking forward to the...

sh0rtlife wrote:keep the center pipes and just change out the rear muffler to something more stock..it "should" quiet it a little bit and give you the a happy medium

I hadn't considered that option. Might be worth a try.

Purchased last May as a replacement for a GTV-6 that I sold six years earlier (also silver). Work done since the purchase included some mechanical repairs, floors replaced (one of the jacking points was weakened by rust), replaced the Benzoni wheels with Campagnolos, and installed Dunlop SP Sport A2...

Purchased last May as a replacement for a GTV-6 that I sold six years ago (also silver). Work done since the purchase included some mechanical repairs, floors replaced (one of the jacking points was weakened by rust), replaced the Benzoni wheels with Campagnolos, and installed Dunlop SP Sport A2 Plu...

Purchased last May as a replacement for a GTV-6 that I sold six years ago (also silver). Work done since the purchase included some mechanical repairs, floors replaced (one of the jacking points was weakened by rust), replaced the Benzoni wheels with Campagnolos, and installed Dunlop SP Sport A2 Plu...