Trans Am Engine

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Trans am engine. First up was the l80 oldsmobile 403 v8. This engine was primarily used in california and other high altitude locations. It was rated at 185 horsepower and 320 foot pounds of torque. The ho engine also included ram air iv.

It was only available with an automatic. The 403 is an interesting engine technically a small block olds based on deck height. It was a very oversquare engine lightweight for it s displacement. Find here some figures that i found over the years taken from different sources i found they are pretty accurate.

The ws6 package cranked that up to 320 hp and 345 lb ft and in 2001 both versions got a 5 hp and torque bump thanks to a new camshaft and the ls6 intake from the z06 corvette. 1971 trans am 455 h o. 1971 pontiac firebird trans am the pontiac 455 cu in 7 5 l engine first became available in the second generation firebird in 1971. By 1998 the ls1 was under the hood of every trans am and formula rated 305 hp at 5200 rpm and 335 lb ft of torque at 4400 rpm.

Here in california just about all the trans am s and formula 400 s had olds 403 power from 77 on. Pontiac offered three engines in the 1977 trans am special edition. In base configuration the 79 trans am came with an oldsmobile sourced 403 cu in. V 8 rpo l80 which had already seen use in california bound trans ams and some formulas since the 1977 model year.