Apparently a turbo trans was made and i had no idea but it is awesome check it out. 1989 TURBO TRANS AM 20TH ANNIVERSARY
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03-28-2011
Apparently a turbo trans was made and i had no idea but it is awesome check it out. 1989 TURBO TRANS AM 20TH ANNIVERSARY
03-28-2011
Yup I know of one that sits in a field around here.
03-28-2011
yup. old news. they are rare tho.
03-28-2011
Now I looked at the link, that is diff from the one I have seen. One I saw is late 70s.
03-28-2011
Originally Posted by TheOtherNick
03-28-2011
FOr the price... not worth it you could have so much better these days for that
03-28-2011
Same engine pulled from the GNX's of that year range, just the F-bodys were slightly lighter so it was a little quicker. Looks good but I couldn't justify $35k for a v-6 Firebird, rare or not... Just IMO
BTW if someone could get me the VIN# to the car, Id love to look in my GM electronic catalog and see if it is truely factory turbo'd like they claim.
Originally Posted by AmericanSoldier
03-28-2011
I know a few people that have them. Awesome cars for sure, rare as hell, but there are faster cars for the money.
03-28-2011
I think they had a turbo V8 at one time...
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03-28-2011
I used to like those cars. Now I think they are savagely ugly though, just like its Buick GN cousin.
03-28-2011
Yea thats the 3.8 out of a GN. was looking at one in person the other day.
03-28-2011
301 pontiac.
Also the smokey and bandit car.
03-28-2011
Win.
03-28-2011
Uncle had one ran high 9s them cars can get fast turbo is just such a great power adder
03-28-2011
The original "Smokey and the Bandit" car was NOT a turbo car. It had a 6.6 liter (400c.i.d.) V8 rated at 200hp.301 pontiac.
Also the smokey and bandit car.
HOWEVER, the Trans Am used in "Smokey and the Bandit II" was a 1980 Turbo Trans Am, which had the Turbo 4.9 liter (301c.i.d.) V8, which was rated at 210hp.
03-28-2011
Damn...I originally read $3,500. I was about to call, and I looked again to see that I missed a 0
03-28-2011
HO enterprises worked with pontiac back in early 80s to make a supercharged V8 kit available through a certain dealership. i think 3 were made
03-28-2011
The 20th anniversary 3.8 turbos are indeed rare. I believe 1500 were made.
The first time I saw one was at PRP (Pittsburgh Raceway Park). I was dumbfounded and a little confused.
The next day my cousin's husband John (who likes F bodies) as well as my dad was at my house and I told them about this 3.8 turbo Firebird I saw. They both told me I was full of sh!t until I looked it up for them.
I'm a car guy, my dad's a car guy, and John is a F Body guy and until that point not one of us had ever heard of it.
As for the other turbo trans am, they were made in 80 and 81 and didn't really do that hot.
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