Vehicle Owner

Member ID: cronsformula

Location: Homer Glen, IL

Vehicle Info

1989 Pontiac Firebird

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ 94 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed160mph
  • HP300
  • Weight3390lbs

Major Upgrades

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

Modifications

Performance Parts

Interior

Exterior Styling

  • Nitto Tires 

Car Audio & Video

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    • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
    • Currently 2.7/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Aug 24, 2009

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keith’s Pontiac Firebird
“Formula”

  • Currently 3.5942857142857 /5 Stars.
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First page: My 1989 Formula 350 TPI
Second Page: Formula L98 before taken apart.
Third page:Modifications to my
Formula & plans for Formula
Fourth: Friends cars and suchthings.
Fifth: My future parts.
Sixth:87-92 Firebird Trans-Ams,
GTA's and Formulas.
Seventh: My "To Do List".
Eigth: My '87 IROC-Z pics b4 and after
Nine: My Formula L98 motor apart.
Tenth: Stereo stuff.
Eleventh: '68 GTO stuff, father son project

This is the page for my friends cars/trucks, they will be added as I receive pics of them.

This is my dad's long time buddy, and a friend of mine now, George, his '67 GTO, it's a 95 point car in my opinion, and has won quite a few shows.

cronsformula's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

This was at the Lemont car show.
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This is my moms '92 Lumina, it has the a Dynomax high flow cat, flowtech mufflers that are 2/1/4" duals, instead of the factory crap ones now. Still with a 2.5" exhaust because with the High Revving 3.4 Twin Dual overhead cam motor, it needs to maintain the torque it has, I want to put a stall in it, that's what it needs, but that's a lot of work in a front driver. This was at a local car show.
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We also have a shift kit installed, underdrive pulley from ASP, cleaned up the induction path, I cleaned up and mofied the factory air box and made a custom CAI, it only sucks cool air now, from behind the headlight, from beneath the car. I also turned up the TPS voltage for some more fuel. Bosch plugs, and cooler thermostat, and when I take it too the track I put the hypertech chip in it.

I have read from a older company RAT, that's not around now, they made a pressure regulator for it, to change the pressure and reduce it, because that made about 10 more hp on a dyno, but I'll have to modify the factory one or get another from a boneyard, because that car has 17lb injectors.

I also have a whole other intake from the boneyard, I'm going to fully port, and then WHAM more power. I'm also going to get the throttle body bypass but, it's more than some hoses to swap and change, it's a serious job for this car. Every 10* F dropped is worth 1HP

The car ran a 15.90 at the track for a 3610lb car, it's not bad, I blew away a VTEC Honda so, that's good.

I launched the car at about 2850, and it only used two gears going down the strip, and just hit the red line at the 1/4 mile.

There is a Z34 hood on it now, so I'll take a picture of that, and put that up real soon.

I also have an extra intercooler and I might design a custom turbo setup for the car, for an extra 50-80 horse power, then it will run real good, and be one of a kind!

cronsformula's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

This is 1 of my my EX-girlfriends; Jennas '67 camaro, it runs in the 10's on motor now, and it also has the same heads I will be using in my firebird motor when it's hopefully together soon, this year. I may even take it to the track a few times, and get it to the low 13's or even high 12's, we'll see...

cronsformula's 1989 Pontiac Firebirdcronsformula's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

You can find out more about Mike's truck at our member section @ http://www.v8havoc.com/rides/gm/mike.htm

This is my buddy John's 88 iroc-z, he should be running mid to high 9's, with his big block.
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This is my good buddy Marks '92 camaro. The last I heard of it, he was changing the timing chain on the 305, I told him just buy a 350 instead, a little more money, a lot more go power though.
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This is my good friend Shannons, '99 S10, with a nice Tonneau cover, Bed rails, and a good ole' 2.2 4 banger and a stick tranny. Not to mention, shes the only girl I know that can drive stick! What a BAD ASS CHICK!!! Now she has a Jeep that needs some work, not too much, it's also stick, she's good at driving stick, what a girl.
She has a Jeep now, I'll put pictures up when I get some.
Here she is!
cronsformula's 1989 Pontiac Firebird And her Truck. cronsformula's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

This is Mike A's '95 project mustang. He's pulling out the 6 banger and dropping in a modified 302.
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cronsformula's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

This is my other buddy Mike from the car club's '93 5.0 Mustang convert.

cronsformula's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

This is my friend Barry's '87 IROC-Z, it has quite a few goodies in it, it's pretty sweet.
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Here is a tight ass '56 corvette, that was at the Frankfort car show in Illinois, no longer stock, lol. It had some help from TPIS parts.

cronsformula's 1989 Pontiac Firebird


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I want to get this cap to replace the glass on my firebird, this was a yearone car, a one of at the time, in '02 at a super chevy show, now I have seen them on more cars, and shows out of state.

cronsformula's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

This is our hunting dog, when we lived in Lombard, and she was little and we were playing with a pheasant feather on a string in our front yard, now she's 8 years old, but she's cute.

cronsformula's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

This one is my dad and I together after a hunt last year, with the big Tracy.

cronsformula's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

This was when my dad and I cut down this huge tree at my house a while ago.

cronsformula's 1989 Pontiac Firebird


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ponchophill  

Posted by: ponchophill

08/24/2009 08:26PM

Wow, Keith, you have done a LOT of work on this car!!!! I like that exhaust system!! Heard it at the cruise night at least a couple of times. Sounds a lot like your dad's Goat! The 3rd-gen F-bodies make great hot rods and can be had for cheap and you know, when these things were designed, they were designed around the original Pontiac V8s, so a 389-400-421-428-455 should fit with some work. Your dad & you both have a couple of kick-ass cars, that's for sure!!

nickynick350  

Posted by: nickynick350

02/26/2009 03:44PM

dude nice formula i like the two tone paint check out my bird sometime but 5 stars for sure

SilverBullit99  

Posted by: SilverBullit99

02/24/2009 06:31AM

Tks for the comments on my vette, no headers.. she's all stock. Plenty fast for me, besides it can beat most cars already. :) The Firebird looks in great shape, and the GTO is pretty sweet ! Ride Safe ..

kaefergarage  

Posted by: kaefergarage

01/22/2009 12:01PM

Whoho ! Nice engine work !

87formula92  

Posted by: 87formula92

01/19/2009 04:55PM

that is a beautiful formula, i love that color, thats an excellent job on the engine, i noticed the pic of the cowl induction setup, i was wondering if u know where i could get one? def. 5 stars

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Member ID: cronsformula

Location: Homer Glen, IL