What was the horsepower of a 1981 Trans Am?
The ugly was there was only 240 lb-ft of torque which looked mighty paltry when compared to the 340 lb-ft of torque of the 1981 Trans Am’s optional turbo 4.9 liter V8. Still this was 1981 which was the bottom of the barrel for American performance cars, and 150 horsepower wasn’t so bad when compared to the competition.
What was the LG4 option on the 1981 Trans Am?
The LG4 may have been a delete option on the 1981 Trans Am, however it sold in much higher numbers than you would expect, 6,858 were sold which was about 20% of 1981 Trans Am production. It showed there were still buyers out there who wanted a manual transmission equipped Trans Am.
Is the Pontiac Trans Am Turbo a good car?
The 1980-1981 Trans Am Turbo has been the recipient of unfair bashing by some car collectors and auto journalists – and this even includes those within Pontiac car collector circles since the Trans Ams before it and many after it had better performance numbers.
When did the Pontiac Trans Am go out of production?
Starting in 1982, the Pontiac 301 was gone, cancelled by GM which left the Trans Am to soldier on with Chevrolet derived small-block V8s. As time has gone by the 1980-1981 Turbo Trans Am is getting the credit it has deserved all along.
The ugly was there was only 240 lb-ft of torque which looked mighty paltry when compared to the 340 lb-ft of torque of the 1981 Trans Am’s optional turbo 4.9 liter V8. Still this was 1981 which was the bottom of the barrel for American performance cars, and 150 horsepower wasn’t so bad when compared to the competition.
The LG4 may have been a delete option on the 1981 Trans Am, however it sold in much higher numbers than you would expect, 6,858 were sold which was about 20% of 1981 Trans Am production. It showed there were still buyers out there who wanted a manual transmission equipped Trans Am.
The 1980-1981 Trans Am Turbo has been the recipient of unfair bashing by some car collectors and auto journalists – and this even includes those within Pontiac car collector circles since the Trans Ams before it and many after it had better performance numbers.
What was the quarter mile time of a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am?
Hot Rod magazine back in 1979, obtained a 14.61 quarter-mile time at 96.67 mph with a stock W72 powered 1979 Trans Am. This performance time would have been mighty respectable back in the original muscle car era when high compression V8 engines without pollution control devices ruled the streets.
What kind of car was the 1984 Pontiac Trans Am?
This ’84 Trans Am is of a generation of cars that made a lot of people look back to the good old days, the sort of machine that made old-timers sneer, the kind that was derided as pre-fabricated junk, as disposable, as undesirable, from an era when cars (even the sporty ones) were too slow to get out of their own way.
What kind of exhaust does a Pontiac Trans Am have?
Very oddly Pontiac had decided that the 5.0 liter equipped Trans Am would use the Camaro Z28’s exhaust setup which consisted of a dual outlet exhaust setup with one pipe on opposing sides under the rear bumper. The 5.0 liter (for California market use) 1980 Trans Am also had this same exhaust setup.