Trans Am LS2,W72,LU8 [Archive] - ForumsHQ

[frip]

Ok given the new 2004 GTO has failed to live up to projected sales and will probably get axed, I'm doing a little Pontiac tribute. Back to the 70s when Pontiac made the fastest showroom stock standard sporty cars. The 1973/74 SD 455 & 1977-79 W72 400 Trans Ams got 1/4 mile in 13.56 & 14.6 seconds in Hot Rod magazine, 1973 & 1979 respectively. :)



1973/74 SD 455 Trans Am



http://www.geocities.com/wrenchplus/73xtra.html



1977/78 W72 400 Bandit style Trans Am



http://www.78ta.com/international.htm



Even the automatic 1981 turbo 4.9 Trans Am kicked butt that year when it got 16 seconds flat on ultra low octane gas and the Camaro Z/28 got 16.5, and a 4 speed Corvette got 17 seconds flat in Road & Track that year.



1980/81 Turbo Trans Am



http://my.execpc.com/~steveb/transam/rehorn/page1.html



Trans Am, king of 1973-81! :wordup:

[caravaniac]

Oh yeah now that's my kind of car! I saw one just like that black one at the last car show I was at. Finally somebody who appreciates good ol' american muscle, instead of the little 4 cylinders everybody likes for some strange reason.

[frip]

2nd gen Camaros and C3 Vettes aren't too bad either. :wordup:



1981 Camaro Z/28



http://www.hoobly.com/pictures/full/WWHH4J521TU7.jpg







1974 SD 455 Trans Am (underquoted rating 290 bhp)



http://www.angelfire.com/mi/jamos1/index.html





Vs





1974 Honda Civic RS (76 bhp)



http://www.ebbro.com/catalogue2003/Honda/Oldies/Civic-RS/Red/



:)

[SlipStone SourKnot]

That bodystyle is nice they rock but this is my project at the moment. an '85 Bird.



http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v258/blackbird85/Drivers_Side.bmp



ive replaced the stock 305 w/ a 350 half cam, holly dominator intake, edelbrock 600cfm carb.. She Screamed.. till i spin a bearring now i need to pull the crank n replace the bearrings as well as the head gaskets.. ahwell she'll b up n screamin again shortly.

[frip]

That bodystyle is nice they rock but this is my project at the moment. an '85 Bird.



http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v258/blackbird85/Drivers_Side.bmp



ive replaced the stock 305 w/ a 350 half cam, holly dominator intake, edelbrock 600cfm carb.. She Screamed.. till i spin a bearring now i need to pull the crank n replace the bearrings as well as the head gaskets.. ahwell she'll b up n screamin again shortly.



That's a great looking 3rd gen, I find the 1982-85 shape cars were the nicest looking of that generation. Did the car come with the Chevy LG4 305 4 bbl motor originally?