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Trans Am HardTop Coupe This Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am is original and unrestored. Trans Am HardTop Coupe This Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am is original and unrestored.
Trans Am HardTop Coupe 93341.
1978 pontiac trans am specs. All specifications performance and fuel economy data of Pontiac Firebird Trans Am TA. 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. The Firebird Trans Am is a rear wheel drive coupe motor.
Gasoline petrol engine with displacement. 6558 cm3 4002 cui advertised power. 164 kW 220 hp 223 PS SAE net torque.
434 Nm 320 lb-ft more data. 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am TA 66-litre V8 4-speed man. TRANSMISSIONS Unlike the days of old when you could select from an assortment of transmissions the 1978 TA was built with only two variants.
The Turbo Hydra-Matic 350 automatic as seen in Blattners TA was standard equipment coded as M33. This very common three-speed trans was mated with all three available engines. Trans Am HardTop Coupe 93341.
Esprit Hardtop Coupe 36926. On a cold snowy day February 9 1978 to be precise he drove back up to Russell Pontiac and ordered a brand new 78 Trans Am. Making up for lost time he went to town on the options sheet and.
This version of the Pontiac V8 engine was used in the GTO Firebird and the Trans-Am Firebird. The 400 was inspired by the Pontiac 389 V8 and proved to be the last Pontiac engine with closed chambered heads. At the start of the 1970s the 400 V8 generated more than 300 horsepower but decreased to 180 horsepower by the time the last 400 engine was produced in 1978.
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23 vehicles matched Now showing page 1 of 2. 15 results per page. 1978 Pontiac Trans Am The Top of the line Firebird This is a Numbers Matching car Fully restored REAL W72 Rebuilt original Pontiac 400 Bl.
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STK 2780 1978 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 This stunning 1978 Trans Am is a classic example of a 70s muscle. More Add to Favorites More. 1978 Pontiac Trans Am.
Much remained the same in 1978 for the styling of the Trans Am Firebird. Pontiac was now capitalizing on the popularity of the Firebird and Trans Am as sales soared to a record 187285 for all. Pontiac engineers reversed years of declining power by raising the compression ratio in the Pontiac 400 through the installation of different cylinder heads with smaller combustion chambers 1977 pontiac 400 engines also had the 350 heads bolted to the 400 blocks these heads.
The Pontiac Firebird is an American automobile that was built and produced by Pontiac from the 1967 to 2002 model years. Designed as a pony car to compete with the Ford Mustang and Mercury Cougar it was introduced on February 23 1967 simultaneous with GMs Chevrolet division platform-sharing Camaro. This also coincided with the release of the 1967 Mercury Cougar Fords upscale platform.
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The very next day we watched a four-speed 49-state 78 Trans Am clock steady 1520s at 96 mph which is the best performance weve seen from a stock 1978 automobile under virtually identical conditions at the same facility. Pontiacs offerings for the 78 model included the standard 400-cid L78 engine that made just 180 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque and the W72 400 that put out a more robust 220 hp and 340 lb-ft. Trans Am HardTop Coupe This Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am is original and unrestored.
It was purchased new in 1978 at Wilson Pontiac in Jacksonville FL. It is an all-numbers matching example powered by a Pontiac 400 cubic-inch L78 engine mated to a 3-speed Turbo 350 automat. Pack was the 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Ams W72 optioned engine- coded WC when bolted to the 4-speed and X7 if you needed an automatic the 220hp TA 66.
Good old cubic inches were finally saved from the Governments noose and an engine worthy of the Trans Am moniker was available.