Finally Drove my Trans Am

[peppy]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

V6 turbo, I believe a 3.8L related to the Grand National. I'm sure Byron will correct me if I'm wrong. I think the tested 0-60 time was 4.8 sec, pretty good for 1989.

That engine was only available on the Indy Pace Car.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by 81turboporsche

yea that little gimmick gm threw in their you have to close it almost then let the motor pull it in ,pure 80s redundancy,its too bad all of the gtas came in automatic but at least they were mated to the 350 tpi motor and not the weak 305

Does the front work the same way?? Mine didn't pop, then it was up

I really needed another car like I needed a hole in my head

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by peppy

That engine was only available on the Indy Pace Car.

I stand corrected, I thought the turbo V6 was available in the GTA.

[peppy]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

Does the front work the same way?? Mine didn't pop, then it was up

I really needed another car like I needed a hole in my head

No the front does not work the same.

I always like those cars. I have seen an 1989.5 that had T-Tops and the 350.

[Tobra]

not bad, a maroon KITT, you did not buy it from a dude named Michael did you?

[slakjaw]

Nice!

[Joe Ricard]

the V6 Turbo was faster than the V-8 car.
BTW it is highly desireable in the anniversary edition. One hell of a car.
Butt ugly and pretty fast.

[Racerbvd]

This thing was a blast at the track, nothing like throwing 4,000lbs of American muscle around a road course

[Porsche-O-Phile]

I owned a '78 Formula Firebird for a while. All I can say is "DON'T". Even for a T.A. You're on crack to even consider ANY American-made car from the 70s. Trust me on this. The day that thing went to the big junkyard in the sky was one of the happiest for me. Infernal P.O.S. rust can.

[81turboporsche]

theres my old one sold it in feb 07 and one week later bought the 911

[81turboporsche]

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[m21sniper]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

No, an 89 GTA, but there is a guy on the TA board wanting to trade me a silver 78.

I had the same exact car, but in silver.

[fastfredracing]

My ex girlfriend had one of those in white , around 91/92. It was a cool car for its time. The old tune ports did run pretty good. I cut my teeth on camaro's/ and corvette's. Still kind of like the gta, would not mind having one in my stable. They do burnouts a lot better than 911's

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

They do burnouts a lot better than 911's

Boy, you got that right!!!! All you have to do is put it in gear....

[azasadny]

My friend has a '96 Trans Am and he drove it to the Tail of the Dragon in Sept when I drove my MazdaSpeed3. His car handled the twisty roads just fine...

[masraum]

They are so much cleaner looking than the last couple of years of TA and Firebird.

[TSNAPCRACKLEPOP]

mine was an 89 Iroc Camaro, 350tpi. did run good. I saw a pontiac like that one somewhere recently....i need to strat a book with the location of all the cars i spot.

[TSNAPCRACKLEPOP]

mine was an 89 Iroc Camaro, 350tpi. t tops did run good. also had the motor pull down for the hatch. I saw a pontiac like that one somewhere recently....i need to strat a book with the location of all the cars i spot.

[kmhemi]

The GTA is quick. A buddy of mine had one.

[m21sniper]

They're not really fast when stock- perhaps quick, but they do sound good. The aftermarket chip and a good cold air intake and free breathing exhaust system did wonders though. I had those mods to mine. It used to trounce stock Trans Ams of the same era.