Ummm, they did make V8 Firebirds. They were called Formula Firebirds and up until 1997 they had th LT1 engine and in 1998 they went to the LS1 engine. The WS6 option was available for the Firebird and at is peak produced 320hp. The Firehawk (a Firebird worked on by SLP and then eventually the changes were made by GM at the assembly line) was a Formula FIREBIRD (V8) upgrade starting around 1993.
All the Trans Am was just a Firebird with different nose treatments and other ground effects.
Things to do this evening:
1. Delete GTPluv's account for being mean to me
2. Ban GTPluv's IP address
3. Make fun of here direction challenged driving skills