"Bandit" (2bandit)
12/30/2013 at 18:25 • Filed to: None
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"Bandit" (2bandit)
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1981 Trans Am NASCAR Edition. The car came with factory red Recaro seats!
Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT
> Bandit
12/30/2013 at 18:27 |
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Are the Turbo Trans ams rare?
I know someone who has an SC Trans and a Turbo Trans....Both white with the Turbo fan wheels...
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Bandit
> Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT
12/30/2013 at 18:45 |
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2nd or 3rd gen? 2nd gens aren't too rare. They also have a habit of blowing up and thus aren't too valuable. Emma, my car, came from the factory as a turbo car. 3rd gen turbo cars were almost always white, we're quite quick, and are going up in value.
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Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT
> Bandit
12/30/2013 at 18:47 |
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Both are third Gens
pdthedeuce
> Bandit
12/30/2013 at 18:47 |
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I originally hated the 79 and up nose , but grew to like it . almost put one on the 77 T/A I had .
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Bandit
> pdthedeuce
12/30/2013 at 18:50 |
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The 77 and 78 noses are so good looking though. I'm putting a 78 front on my 1981 car
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pdthedeuce
> Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT
12/30/2013 at 18:55 |
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this is a 3rd gen turbo T/A ...
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Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT
> pdthedeuce
12/30/2013 at 18:59 |
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Thne it is a second gen.
I don't pay attention to what gen is what with the Firebirds and stuff. They don't interest me haha
lucky's pepper
> Bandit
12/30/2013 at 19:08 |
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To bad it had a pile-of-garbage 301 turbo and couldn't get out of it's own way.
desertdog5051
> Bandit
12/30/2013 at 19:14 |
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I detect a bit of bias in your post. :)
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Bandit
> lucky's pepper
12/31/2013 at 16:56 |
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It had the most power of all post 455 2nd gens... And more power than most other US autos of the time
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lucky's pepper
> Bandit
01/01/2014 at 14:12 |
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Been away for few days, hence the late response.
The 301 turbo did not have the highest hp rating of any 2nd gen TA after the 455 went out of production. The 301 turbo was rated at 210 in '80 & 200 in '81. The W72 400 in '78 & '79 was rated at 220hp AND available with a manual gearbox. The turbo only came bolted to a slush box. Look up old road tests of these cars and you'll find the 400s, while not fast, were the quickest cars of their day that average people could afford. And with a little work (exhaust, cam, carb) they could be made fast by anyone with some basic mechanical skills. The 301 turbos however were absolute dogs with 1/4 miles times 1-1.5 seconds slower then the 400s.
Ever driven a 301 turbo TA? I drove one in '87. Rich kid in school had one and after I thrashed it with my '78 Regal with a junkyard 400 Chevy in it I talked him into letting me drive it. It was truly a slug with no throttle response and it pinged like crazy.
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Bandit
> lucky's pepper
01/03/2014 at 22:02 |
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I own a 1981 Trans Am Special Edition Turbo... but I just did a 400 swap. http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/tag/emma
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lucky's pepper
> Bandit
01/03/2014 at 22:07 |
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I rest my case :-)