- 1991 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350.
- Picked it up with 62,000 original miles back in 2002
- Best track time (04/14/06): 60 foot 1.746, 1/8 8.498 at 79.09 mph, 1/4 13.449 at 101.86 mph : Capitol Raceway
- Best 60 foot time (06/16/06): 1.719
- Dyno numbers from Performance Specialties, Inc. (PSI) (Glen Burnie, MD) on their Mustang Dynamometer:
239 Horsepower, 315 Torque
- Quarter mile run on the dyno 13.4 at 103 mph
- Weight with driver and half tank of gas: 3580
............ Options / Standard Equipment:
- Exterior color = Black
- Interior color = Beechwood tan cloth
- L98 350 tuned port injection (TPI) engine option with t-tops (lexan plastic) and gta black cross laced rims
- Ws6 suspension, 4 wheel disk brakes, 10 bolt posi rear end with 3.23 gears & 28 spline axles, and the 4L60 (TH-700-R4) automatic 4 speed overdrive transmission
- Power windows, locks, mirrors, antenna, and rear pull down hatch; rear view mirror with the map lights, rear defroster, and cruise control
............ External Appearance / Rims and Tires:
- Ronal R15 "Firehawk" wheels: 17x9.5, 5 X 120.65, et 10mm; painted grey accents, silver machined face cut, and clear coated; with SLP center caps
- Front 275 /40Z / R17 BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDW tires
- Rear Nitto 275/40/17 drag radials
- 1991 trans am factory fog lights with stock foglight switch and 3 swtich panel
- Front tag bracket removed, mounted front plate on the airdam
Stock OEM
* Modifications / Maintenance *
............ Engine Bay Area:
Stock 350 (5.7) TPI (L98) long block and intake
- Custom burnt chip
- K&n cylinder cone at the end of the stock air box tube
- Tpis air foil
- 180 thermostat
- Throttle body coolant bypass
- March power amp series under-drive pulley set
- 5w-30 Super Tech regular conventional engine oil
- A/c delco stock size oil filter PF454
- Standard green engine coolant, 50/50 mix with tap water
............ Exhaust:
- Slp 1 3/4 ceramic coated stainless steel shorty race headers (non emissions)
- Slp install kit, included all bolts and gaskets
- Slp dual cat y-pipe with straight pipes deleting the cats
- Catco 3 inch slip-on cat on the I-pipe
- Slp two on the left (TOTL) catback modified: deleted slp muffler with custom y-pipe in rear still using the slp two on the left tips
............ Ignition:
- A/c delco standard spark plugs, gapped at .036
- Msd blaster 2 coil
- Msd cap and rotor
- Msd black 8.5mm super conductor direct fit 90 degree boot spark plug wire set, under 200 ohms per wire
- Made-for-u custom black center bolt wire looms
............ Stuff Removed / Deleted:
- Air Conditioning, replaced with a factory stock heater box and a/c delete pulley
- A.I.R system
- Egr system
- Cruise Control
- Evap canister, replaced with small fuel filter
- Power antenna
............ Fuel System:
- 93 Octane from Shell, Exxon, or BP
- Accel 24 lbs./hr., 14.4 Ohms Impedance, black/silver injectors
- Stock pressure
- Stock replacement purolator filter F33144
............ Chassis / Suspension:
- Prothane polyurethane red engine mounts & black tranny mount
- Spohn weld-in tubular subframe connectors
- Spohn black adjustable polyurethane bushing lower control arms
- Spohn weld-in lower control arm relocation brackets
- Spohn black adjustable polyurethane bushing panhard bar
- Spohn black adjustable polyurethane bushing torque arm with front driveshaft loop
- Top-down solutions (TDS) wonderbar
- Front sway bar (36mm hollow) removed
- Stock 24mm solid ws6 rear sway bar
- Top-down solutions rear greasable sway bar bushings
- Energy suspension rear red polyurethane sway bar endlinks
- Lakewood drag 70/30 front struts & 50/50 shocks
- Eibach pro-kit spring set, lowers about 1 inch
- Passengers side rear airlift air bag set at 10 psi
- Silicone based synthetic water-proof grease used on chassis and suspension bushings
............ Drivetrain (Transmission and Rear Differential):
- Pro-built automatics 700r4 street / strip rebuilt kit with corvette servo, trans-go shift kit, and other goodies
- 9.5" Edge 2800 2.5 SR lockup stall converter
- B&m super cooler 24,000 GVW
- Dexron III trans fluid
- Inland Empire Aluminum Driveshaft
- Zexel torsen posi
- Summit racing performance rear end cover, with drain and fill plugs
- 80w - 90 regular conventional rear end fluid
............ Brake System:
- Stock rotors
- Ceramic front pads
- Semi metalic rear pads
- Earls stainless steel brake hose kit
- Slp line lock system
- DOT 3 brake fluid
............ Stereo Sound System:
- Pioneer single cd player & am/fm radio, with detachable head unit
- Infinity 6 X 9 rear speakers
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16 Comments on MdFormula350's Firebird Formula
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sweet Bird! I' impressed how it moves on the track. I always thought those cars were fast when I was younger but I didn't think they ran that well, Thats stock LS1 territory!
Great looking 3rd gen!
Wow, great times for an L98. Shape ride too!
Nice slow ride and I gave you another 15 stars to get your ratings up, If you have a chance I would appreciate you rating and commenting on mine, Thanks
One of my bolt on heros.
Nice car!!!!!...
Gorgeous car.
sweet formy... def a nice combo with the wheels... come check out my garage...5 stars
Nice looking Formula you got there
what's up! you have quite an impressive garage! thanks for checking out my ride
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