I think I'm in Love with this car,I've had two of these cars and boy do I wish I had the funds to transform them into a beautiful ride like yours ! Mine was a 79 Yellow Formula with black cloth T/A Interior & the other was just a plainT/A 301 powered Firebird !
OH MY FUCKIN LORD!!!!!! THIS IS THE MOST AWESOME TA IVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!!! I COULD NOT WITH A WINNING LOTERRY TICKET DREAM OF A MORE AWESOME CAR TO OWN!!!! YOU HAVE A REAL GIFT HERE MY FRIEND!!! CHERISH IT!!!
I saw this at the 2011 Trans Am Nationals in Dayton in September. I took a bunch of pics of it. And I must say it sounds and looks even better in person if you can believe it.
what do you expect? it's a nuschool cheby pile of shit. it makes 13249785599 HP at the crank but only 00000000050 lb ft of torque at 10,000 rpm lmao lmao.
@@TAWS-wq3hx if the motor is really putting out 630HP, the loss is in the drivetrain and rear end. However, you CAN NOT lose that much power through transfer unless the tires were smoking on the dyno. so that means 500HP+ at motor? or faulty Dyno.. But I would take a super charged "CHEBY" as you say over any other combo.
I have left the US in 99' and miss every single bad ass car it's got - namely made in the USA. Porsche, Ferrari's, Maserati's and even my fav. old British car, the Aston Martin do NOT measure up to a simple, awesome Firebird, Camero, Shelby etc... There's something about driving an 8-cylinder on the open range that can NEVER be matched, folks... I'm coming home, soon!
OH MY GOD that is one of the most awesom T/As i've ever seen anywhere, that painjob truly takes the name "Firebird" to a whole new dimension, i love it !!! best greets from germany.
nice car, have one just like it,,what size tires are in the rear? plus that car with 630 @ crank should be pushing way over 550 horses..if im right theres something going on in the drive train thats not right ,the painted flames,,not my taste, would of left it all black.
@twztd28 I really don't know. I was just suggesting a possible explenation for the description of the video stating: "around 409hp to the ground and 630hp to the flywheel". Comments were made asking how is 630 possible. My explenation was that it was misstyped so that the 6 and 3 were flipped. It was to be 360 not 630. The dyno was showing a reading WCF of 358.8, so I'm just guessing that is the 360 (630) reading. Sorry if I'm completely wrong. Still learning about cars...
Thats a very nice build! If it was mine, I would make it a single turbo 370. I think that would be better considering some of those cars were turbo from the factory with a turbo hood...
I guess some of you don't enough engines to realize that the GM LSX motor is clearly the best motor out there right now. No engines can make the same amount of power with the same amount of motor and expect as great as a reliability
@ThisIzTheEdge Hahaha ok and sorry if I sounded a little rough in that response... The average drive train loss on a RWD car is about 15%. So those numbers aren't even close a stock ZR1 makes about 545 hp at the wheels. So idk if this thing just has a horrible tune or if the drivetrain is messed up. They aren't anywhere close to what they should be.
1.) Someone is really bad at math if they're calculating 630hp to the flywheel off of 409 to the wheels. 2.) 409 to the wheels from an LS9 is pitiful, there's either large calibration issues with that dyno or they don't know what the're doing because that's a 550 wheel engine all day.
o.o 630 to 409 is a equated drive train loss of 35% some thing is way off on this. whether its operator error, lies about drive train or a super impressive a/c unit and a 500 lb drive shaft lol.
is this the 4.9 T-charged engine? i believe that was the engine that got introduced for the 1980 model before that gen. was going out to it's successor.
these 2nd gen pontiac F-bodys came with 350cu pontiac,400 pontiac,403 oldsmobile,and 455 pontiac, and 301 v8 turbo in a special edition. the 455 came in standard,high output (H.O.),and Super Duty (S.D.) the 455 is actually a small block pontiac. so is the 400. the olds and pontiac do not completely interchange parts,and the chevy is diferent architecture.Try telling Summit racing you want a CHEVY rotating assembly and heads and intake for your STOCK trans am factory installed engine..
Only 409 to the wheels, something wrong there. Cletus the slack jawed yokel must have did the programing for that. I'd want my money back!--Sorry. Beautiful car and nice looking install.
I have a 05 gto,,ls2 engine 400 hp ok good so far,,plus i add the lsa supercharged it gave me 520 at the tires,,,,the ls9 engine its around 630 HP ,,explain how do you lose over 200 hp ? Even if the car its to heavy its impossible..
My pump gas 406 sbc put out 350 hp and 405 tq to the tires on a mustang dyno. Thought an ls9 would be way more than that. Bet the dyno wasnt calibrated right.
Where do you get 409 to the tires and 630 at the crank? it should only have about a 20% drivetrain loss, with your math your saying it has like a 50%+ drivetrain loss. also with the cutout making 10-15 hp is bs, ive seen them make 0hp before.
That is THE BEST paintjob on a firebird I've ever seen. Absolutely stunning. Nice work.
OMG that prep work in the paint... speechless... anyone that works in body and paint knows exactly what I'm talking about
Door jams are still white
@@rebelfighterxx dude got lazy from all that air brush work !! hahaha
There's no car more beautiful than a Trans Am from any year...
I love those cars. I had two in the past, I wish I still had them now.
Damn that idle sound amazing
@ta70455 Thanks! All the paint & body was done at our shop- Restore a Muscle Car and the custom graphics are by Mike Lavallee of Killer Paint.
Very nice paint!
Hall of fame paint work man!
I think I'm in Love with this car,I've had two of these cars and boy do I wish I had the funds to transform them into a beautiful ride like yours ! Mine was a 79 Yellow Formula with black cloth T/A Interior & the other was just a plainT/A 301 powered Firebird !
Love how the decals are now all flames, awesome job all round :)
BEAUTIFUL CAR !
I loved going by this place when I was going to Lincoln
OH MY FUCKIN LORD!!!!!! THIS IS THE MOST AWESOME TA IVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!!! I COULD NOT WITH A WINNING LOTERRY TICKET DREAM OF A MORE AWESOME CAR TO OWN!!!! YOU HAVE A REAL GIFT HERE MY FRIEND!!! CHERISH IT!!!
Are you kidding me with that paint job?!!!🔥🔥🔥🤤 killer! Very very cool car all the way around😍
I saw this at the 2011 Trans Am Nationals in Dayton in September. I took a bunch of pics of it. And I must say it sounds and looks even better in person if you can believe it.
Been 10 years. Figure out why it was down on power?
Killer, Killer car dude!!!! Don't mind that 70-72 Blue, white stripe T.A. parked in behind either!!!!lol
630@crank but only 409@tires? You got something seriously wrong there, thats a 35% loss through the drivetrain. Major bind somewhere.
what do you expect? it's a nuschool cheby pile of shit. it makes 13249785599 HP at the crank but only 00000000050 lb ft of torque at 10,000 rpm lmao lmao.
It's 1324978560 you fucking rice driver.
@@TAWS-wq3hx if the motor is really putting out 630HP, the loss is in the drivetrain and rear end. However, you CAN NOT lose
that much power through transfer unless the tires were smoking on the dyno. so that means 500HP+ at motor? or faulty Dyno..
But I would take a super charged "CHEBY" as you say over any other combo.
@@ssdtrain1 naw supercharged pontiac 400 428 455 males more power. Been done for years puttin chevy shitcans to shame
@Zacharyderocher In the description he misstyped 360 as 630 at the flywheel. You can see that it is 360 at the end of the video on the dyno monitor.
Very nice Trans-Am,beautiful painted.
Especially the flames from the fender vents
Nice rig I've had three and I just need another the coolist car from the 80's of course.
I have left the US in 99' and miss every single bad ass car it's got - namely made in the USA. Porsche, Ferrari's, Maserati's and even my fav. old British car, the Aston Martin do NOT measure up to a simple, awesome Firebird, Camero, Shelby etc...
There's something about driving an 8-cylinder on the open range that can NEVER be matched, folks...
I'm coming home, soon!
The bandett is back.such a beautuful car thank you fir sharing this with us.
really like the lucerne blue 70 t/a in the background outside as well as this car
Awesome, just awesome! If I'm ever gonna own one of these I'll copy the look of this car, especially the custom paint graphics, just so you know!...
OH MY GOD that is one of the most awesom T/As i've ever seen anywhere, that painjob truly takes the name "Firebird" to a whole new dimension, i love it !!! best greets from germany.
body work is beautiful..very straight
Very nice. Love the turbo hood.
Me encanta el sonido de estos motores
I like those deep wheels. Who made them?
Thanks 4 the hit~back,,,!!! Nicest T/A I've ever seeeennnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!
Mike's the best in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Couldn't help but notice.. the 73....74.... out in the parking lot 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Did you release the parking brake?
@juliojrdn Hood bird done by Mike Lavallee of Killer Paint. He flew out to our shop in Lincoln Nebraska to do that.
nice car, have one just like it,,what size tires are in the rear? plus that car with 630 @ crank should be pushing way over 550 horses..if im right theres something going on in the drive train thats not right ,the painted flames,,not my taste, would of left it all black.
@twztd28 No worries. You didn't sound rough at all. And thanks for the ZR1 info!
This car doesn't need flames.
LS everything
@RiceKiller191 It is currently still at our shop. We have not shipped it overseas yet.
@twztd28 I really don't know. I was just suggesting a possible explenation for the description of the video stating: "around 409hp to the ground and 630hp to the flywheel". Comments were made asking how is 630 possible. My explenation was that it was misstyped so that the 6 and 3 were flipped. It was to be 360 not 630. The dyno was showing a reading WCF of 358.8, so I'm just guessing that is the 360 (630) reading. Sorry if I'm completely wrong. Still learning about cars...
That is the BAD ,!!! Love the flaming T/ABird!!!!!! Who in the HE'LL did the airbrush????? FKN BAD ASS, nice work!!!! ;)
I agree wtf
A car as beautiful as this can only come from Heaven
Beautiful!
badass car!! one dream car of mine!
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Thats a very nice build! If it was mine, I would make it a single turbo 370. I think that would be better considering some of those cars were turbo from the factory with a turbo hood...
Really nice car and if I'm not mistaking the wheels look like the Year One Billet Snowflakes.
Hell, yeah!!!❤
Nice LS swap,,,,,,,,I like the Butler engine too,,,,,,,,but nothin wrong with this.
That is one Bad Ass Car. Nice job!!!!
Great car. Great build. Cheesedick airbrushing...
I guess some of you don't enough engines to realize that the GM LSX motor is clearly the best motor out there right now. No engines can make the same amount of power with the same amount of motor and expect as great as a reliability
Mike Lavallee from Killer Paint did the flame work.
Awesome car.
Enough said.
I don't think the supercharger is working. My LS2 puts down about 400 hp to the wheels.
my dream car
Very good moter very good. Color
@ThisIzTheEdge Hahaha ok and sorry if I sounded a little rough in that response... The average drive train loss on a RWD car is about 15%. So those numbers aren't even close a stock ZR1 makes about 545 hp at the wheels. So idk if this thing just has a horrible tune or if the drivetrain is messed up. They aren't anywhere close to what they should be.
Nice machine!
Thats unique. Great job.
I think I just fell in love!
1.) Someone is really bad at math if they're calculating 630hp to the flywheel off of 409 to the wheels.
2.) 409 to the wheels from an LS9 is pitiful, there's either large calibration issues with that dyno or they don't know what the're doing because that's a 550 wheel engine all day.
455k views?? It makes to remember at the early 70's "mid'' block engine of Trans Ams
This is an amazing car. Great job!!
You lost over 200hp through the drivetrain? Something's not right...
Na 200 hp loss ???
TRANS AM mein Traum Auto
SICK
very sexy 80 trans am turbo i miss mind is a 81 t tops trans am 455 i still have it in my garage
props to you for keeping it PONTIAC. too any lame shit corporate luvers these days.
thank you
Stock zr1's put 550 to the wheels, where the other 150 horsepower?
was that a carbon fiber tube on the cold air intake ? at heavy throttle that will compress,get smaller get rid of that .put on an aluminum one.
How come that's all ya got out of the ls9, they crank out 631hp...?
Might’ve been detuned
630 out the crate? wth i was expecting like 800
Impressive!
Wow what a beautiful car. My pants just got tighter
Sweet as a honey bunn
Tin Indian performance and kre make some pretty serious after market pontiac engines as well.
have not stared it in 2 years
god what a knockout. fukn sweet.
What kind of exhaust are you running?
your car looks beautiful but you gotta figure out where you're losing that much power something's definitely wrong what transmission did you put in it
nice car:P the best muscle
Butler does make some sick shit!!!
o.o 630 to 409 is a equated drive train loss of 35% some thing is way off on this. whether its operator error, lies about drive train or a super impressive a/c unit and a 500 lb drive shaft lol.
firechicken76 definately correct bro 630 times .35 is an equated drive train loss of 220.5 hp which results in 409whp.
is this the 4.9 T-charged engine? i believe that was the engine that got introduced for the 1980 model before that gen. was going out to it's successor.
I totally agree, something is up and I'm with you sounds like a fuel issue.
@327MONEY20 I'd love to see your truck that you have no videos of take down a 600hp trans am lol.
@ThisIzTheEdge A crate LS9 (the engine out of the ZR1) isn't gonna make 360 at the crank...
these 2nd gen pontiac F-bodys came with 350cu pontiac,400 pontiac,403 oldsmobile,and 455 pontiac, and 301 v8 turbo in a special edition. the 455 came in standard,high output (H.O.),and Super Duty (S.D.) the 455 is actually a small block pontiac. so is the 400. the olds and pontiac do not completely interchange parts,and the chevy is diferent architecture.Try telling Summit racing you want a CHEVY rotating assembly and heads and intake for your STOCK trans am factory installed engine..
dream car
Overall with a great tune 700hp
Only 409 to the wheels, something wrong there. Cletus the slack jawed yokel must have did the programing for that. I'd want my money back!--Sorry. Beautiful car and nice looking install.
I have a 05 gto,,ls2 engine 400 hp ok good so far,,plus i add the lsa supercharged it gave me 520 at the tires,,,,the ls9 engine its around 630 HP ,,explain how do you lose over 200 hp ? Even if the car its to heavy its impossible..
@awniyounis 3.5" Mandrel Ovalized Exhaust
Está super chido
@firechicken76 409 divided by 630 is 0.65. remaining is 0.35 which is 35%. so how did you get 50% if i may ask
I agree, parastatic loss should be no more than 20 percent.
My pump gas 406 sbc put out 350 hp and 405 tq to the tires on a mustang dyno. Thought an ls9 would be way more than that. Bet the dyno wasnt calibrated right.
I wonder what size wheel and tire combo they put on this. They really like this combo, I have already saw the same on two other cars they did.
I'd put a 350 from a 1975 Chevy truck in that car, those were awesome engines.
LS swap it.
Damn mustang dyno
Perfection
Where do you get 409 to the tires and 630 at the crank? it should only have about a 20% drivetrain loss, with your math your saying it has like a 50%+ drivetrain loss.
also with the cutout making 10-15 hp is bs, ive seen them make 0hp before.