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Member ID: tqdrivenws6

Location: Mahtomedi, MN

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1997 Pontiac Trans Am

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP465
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Exterior Styling

Car Audio & Video

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    • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Sep 15, 2006

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Chris’s Pontiac Trans Am

  • Currently 3.2 /5 Stars.
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Page 1: The Motor<--you are here
Page 2: Random stuff
Page 3: New pics
Page 4: Older pics (Car)

I went to the Midwest F-body Meet in Norwalk, IA on 7/16/05 and won 'best sounding' for my exhaust, I am pretty proud as its the first trophy that I have won with this car.

DYNO TUNE ON 10/18:
408.8 RWHP 395.7 RWTQ SAE
417.6 RWHP 404.3 RWTQ STD

SAE:

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am

STD:

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am

I got all the sheets scanned in finally, so here they are:
Run 1 RWHP/AFR:

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


Run 2 RWHP/AFR:

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


Run 2 compared to Run 3 RWHP/AFR:

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


Run 3 RWHP/AFR:

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


Run 3 compared to 4 RWHP/AFR:

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


Run 4 compared to 5 RWHP/AFR:

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


Run 5 SAE RWHP/RWTQ:

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


Run 5 STD RWHP/RWTQ

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am

Engine:
Forged Eagle 3.75" stroke crank
Forged Eagle ESP 6.000" connecting rods with L19 ARP bolts
Forged JE/SRP pistons with floating pins, -16cc dish
SRP ring set
Clevite 77H rod, main, and cam bearings
Pro Gram Splayed caps with ARP studs
Deck block
Overbore and hone (4.030")
GM Impala Headgaskets
GMPP lifter kit
Canton F-body road race oil pan & pickup

Heads/Cam/Valvetrain/Fuel:
LE2 Heads
Bolt pattern modified for Super Vic
Bauer Racing Engines LE3 cam
Ferrea 6000 2.00/1.56 valves
Comp 26918 beehive springs
Steel retainers
10* +.050� super locks
Bauer Racing Engines LT1/EFI converted Edelbrock Super Vic intake manifold
-Hand ported
-Carbon fiber thermal shield
-Custom 90mm Wilson elbow
-Edelbrock 3630 fuel rails
Comp Cams 1.6 Pro Magnum full roller rockers NSA, 7/16" stud
ARP 7/16" rocker studs
GMPP guideplates
Comp Hi Tech pushrods
EX Components double roller timing chain
Aeromotive Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator
-6AN Stainless braided Feed and Return lines
Fuel rails run in parallel
FMS 36# Injectors
Head flow numbers are as follows:
Lift....Intake.Exhaust..E/I ratio
0.050.....36.4....27.6......75.8%
0.100.....65.8....54.6......83.0%
0.150...100.0....80.1......80.1%
0.200...136.6..103.4......75.7%
0.250...163.5..123.9......75.8%
0.300...193.0..140.4......72.7%
0.350...220.3..154.9......70.3%
0.400...240.8..171.4......71.2%
0.450...253.8..177.2......69.8%
0.500...263.9..181.7......68.9%
0.550...269.9..187.7......69.5%
0.600...272.7..189.6......69.5%
0.650...273.9..191.0......69.7%
0.700...271.0..192.0......70.8%

Bolt-ons:
CSI (CSR) electric water pump
Wilson 90mm throttle body
Jet-Hot Longtubes
Custom Exhaust with Magnaflow muffler
Custom Air intake system
K&N RE-0860 air filter (12� long, 6� diameter, 1230cfm)

Bolt-offs:
!ABS (SJM Manufacturing)
!AC (SJM Manufacturing)
!Power steering (SJM Manufacturing)
!AIR
!EGR

Drivetrain:
Moser 9� housing
Moser 35 spline axles
Strange Race Case center section (big bearing)
35 Spline Detroit Locker, 4.33 gears
1350 Yokes
Aluminum Pinion support
SPEC Stage IV �F� disk and Stage V pressure plate (850+ ft-lbs capacity)
SPEC SFI Steel Flywheel
Custom 3.5� Steel driveshaft (0.090� wall)
Street Wheels/Tires:
(All) Stock GM 17x9 WS.6 wheels
(Front) Kumho 275/40/17 Ecsta Supra 712
(Rear) Mickey Thompson 275/40/17 Drag radials
Track Wheels/Tires:
(Front) Centerline Convo Pro (15x4)
(Front) Metric 165 Radials
(Rear) Bogart Drag-on-Fly-Stars (15x8)
(Rear) Mickey Thompson 26x10x15 slicks

Suspension/Chassis:
QA1 HAL �R� series front shocks
QA1 HAL 275# springs
QAI HAL �F� series rear shocks
Earl�s Stainless braided brake lines
Hawk HPS brake pads
Powerslot Brake rotors
BMR Track Pack
PA Racing k-member
PA Performance upper and lower front control arms � spherical bearing
DMH Electric cutout
BMR Boxed Subframe Connectors
BMR Weld in Relocation Brackets
HALL MOTORSPORTS dual adjustable rod end Lower Control Arms
HALL MOTORSPORTS Panhard Bar

Ignition/Electrical:
MadZ28 OBD-I conversion
Delteq Ignition system
MSD DIS-4
Custom 2-step rev limiter wiring
-Clutch in + momentary switch to activate
-Clutch out closes whole system
Taylor OVC wires
Autolite 103�s
160 thermo
LT4 KM

The measurements on the intake ports are 1.910" x 1.110" at the pushrod pinch.

I will post the dyno sheets and results as soon as I get them.

Don't forget to rate my car! Also, leave me a message and I'll get back to ya!

Here are the motor assembly pics:

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


This the block upside down.

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


The crank awaiting the main caps.

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


The crank in its home. You can see the cam in there too.

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


Side view of the crank in its home.

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


8 Soldiers ready for battle.

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


Checking the deck clearance.

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


Peeking out of the bag.

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


The new opti and balancer/pulley's on.

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


Getting ready to clay the motor.

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


The rockers are about to go on.

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


In from the top.

tqdrivenws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am


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tucsonfbody  

Posted by: tucsonfbody

11/27/2007 10:27PM

Love ur Car

1997ta350  

Posted by: 1997ta350

05/24/2007 01:10PM

hey, how do you like that cam that you put in? can you hear it at an idel? try to get a sound clip. did it make a big diffrence in your gas mileage?

FirebirdStudd  

Posted by: FirebirdStudd

03/21/2007 07:37AM

Hey Chris... very nice car. Gotta love the strokers!!! Hopefully Ill have the twin 58 TB on and finish tuning mine so when I get back from Europe in August we can finally go to the track together! That would be fun!
~Cody

chevysam41  

Posted by: chevysam41

01/30/2007 04:28PM

Awesome ride! Like the engine work, sounds fast. Have a look at mine sometime.

1997ta350  

Posted by: 1997ta350

01/03/2007 07:59AM

this is a nice TA. it is clean and i bet it hauls ass. check out my WS6 some time. How much did that block cost you and all the parts you had to put on to run?

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Member ID: tqdrivenws6

Location: Mahtomedi, MN