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LU8 · 08-07-2013, 11:44 AM

As has been said above the HP drop saw improvements in other areas like handling and brakes and the WS6 Trans Ams of the late '70s with 4 wheel discs and 8 inch wide aluminum rims had a 0.82 g reading, which was way better than anything from the bias belted era.

The turbo 301 motor has been spoken badly about, but this made the Trans Am faster with automatic and a/c mandatory than the 1975/76 L75 455 ci 4 speed Trans Am. It could do 16 second 1/4 mile flat, one second faster than the 4 speed Corvette of 1981. The Turbo 4.9 Trans Am was an 8 second 0-60 mph car, the Corvette of the same time was a 9 second car pre Crossfire. GM would never let the Corvette play second fiddle these days, but back then the Trans Am was better. That's why the Bandit chose it!

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08-07-2013, 11:44 AM	#46
LU8 Drives: 1977 Camaro Z/28 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: WA Posts: 39	As has been said above the HP drop saw improvements in other areas like handling and brakes and the WS6 Trans Ams of the late '70s with 4 wheel discs and 8 inch wide aluminum rims had a 0.82 g reading, which was way better than anything from the bias belted era. The turbo 301 motor has been spoken badly about, but this made the Trans Am faster with automatic and a/c mandatory than the 1975/76 L75 455 ci 4 speed Trans Am. It could do 16 second 1/4 mile flat, one second faster than the 4 speed Corvette of 1981. The Turbo 4.9 Trans Am was an 8 second 0-60 mph car, the Corvette of the same time was a 9 second car pre Crossfire. GM would never let the Corvette play second fiddle these days, but back then the Trans Am was better. That's why the Bandit chose it! Movie trailer Firebird