How fast was a 79 Trans Am?

Top Speed: 134 mph (215.6 kph)

How much horsepower can you get out of a 403 Olds?

185 HP
Olds 403 Specifications

What is the horsepower of a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am?

The net result of the effort was a rating of 220 hp at 4,000 rpm and 320 lb/ft of torque at 2,800 rpm. Backing every T/A 6.6 engine throughout the ’79 model year was an 11-inch clutch disc and pressure-plate assembly, and a Borg-Warner Super T10 four-speed manual transmission with a First-gear ratio of 2.43:1.

What year Trans Am is the fastest?

1987
1987 Pontiac Trans Am GTA World Record 267.618 mph A Banks Power twin-turbo, 1800-hp Pontiac GTA set a new “World’s Fastest Passenger Car” speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats at 277 mph as certified by the Southern California Timing Association. This record stood for the next ten years.

How much does a 403 engine weigh?

How do I identify a 403 Oldsmobile engine?

The 403 V8 is easily identified by the oil fill spout growing out of the front of the engine. Easy way to ID a 403: The Block casting number is found behind the timing cover between the oil fill tube and the oil sending unit. All 403’s have 1/2″ Head bolt holes.

What was the best muscle car in 1979?

Car and Driver magazine named the WS6 Trans Am the best-handling American car in 1979. The 6.6L is late 1970s nomenclature for the old 400 from the GTO’s glory days of the 1960s. Pontiac’s famous 1964 GTO was the first muscle car….Is the 1979 Pontiac Firebird Formula W72 the Last Muscle Car?

How much does an Olds 403 weigh?

Did Pontiac make a 403 motor?

The 403 was made from 1977 to 1979 and used across the Buick, Olds, Pontiac and Cadillac vehicle lines. It was also used in other applications like motor homes, boats and some industrial applications. It was ‘sort of ‘ designed to replace the previous use of big block engines in the BOP line.

When did the Pontiac Trans Am get the 403 engine?

Or at least I do. The 403 was introduced in 1977 for larger cars to actually move themselves during an era of strict emission laws and fuel consumption standards. The 403 should have won the hearts of many since most of the 1977 Trans Ams from Smokey and the Bandit employed them.

How big is a 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am?

This car is 5006 mm / 197.1 in long, 1854 mm / 73 in wide and 1257 mm / 49.5 in high. Check the tables below for detailed outside and inside dimensions, output, fuel economy and performance data.

Is the Pontiac Trans Am Still in production?

The hallowed halls of horsepower may have been desecrated in the Seventies by federal regulations and two oil embargos, but even as the muscle era dispersed into a vast sea of personal luxury coupes and compact commuters, performance lived on at Pontiac. By mid-decade, it had become apparent that the Trans Am was the sole survivor.

How to make a’79 olds 403-powered Trans?

Here’s one by nrd515 describing how he got a 403 Olds-powered ’79 TA to run 13.35/105 in the quarter mile. If nothing else, it proves that the 403 can be made to fly) I knew someone who got an ’81 Turbo T/A from their parents as a HS graduation present. It was disappointing, to put it mildly.