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TransAm · 08-10-2004, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by RC45

Here's a little picture I took pf what I saw in my rear view mirror a while back.

Hope you enjoy it.. There are few cars on the road that look more sinister than this..

Nice pic!

It pains me to say it but few cars are going to get past your Z06 (including a WS6) so I guess you see a lot of things in your rear view mirror.

blah · 08-10-2004, 08:15 AM

Go test drive a Terminator Cobra, the New Edges were nice but the Terminator is just plain sexy. I think the WS6 Appearance/Handling package only improves over 15 hp.

TT · 08-10-2004, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by TransAm2001

Originally Posted by TT

Thanks for the pics dude

I just noticed your signature and I am wondering.. did you live in Europe in the past? Or do you actually had a 106 S16 in the US?

I can tell you're from the mainland calling the pug an S16 !!!

Yes I am European (English), I am working in the US for a couple of years at Lockheed. I got the Z3 when I first moved here. The other cars in my sig are the ones I had in the UK.

Hehe

thanks for explaining that

too bad

it would rock to own a 106 in the US I guess, since it would be one of the most exotics cars in town

TransAm · 08-10-2004, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by TT

Hehe

thanks for explaining that

too bad

it would rock to own a 106 in the US I guess, since it would be one of the most exotics cars in town

Yep, there's a guy from NL here at work who has imported his 320d compact. Not that exciting, but probably the only BMW compact in the area, and even more 'exotic' as BMW don't sell diesels in the US either.

fedezyl · 08-10-2004, 11:30 AM

That's a really nice car, I drove one on the highway once in the U.S. it was from a friend of mine, black but automatic, he'd changed cams, exhaust, filter and chip, he said it had at least 400 bhp...honestly I have no idea, all I can say it scared the crap out of me when I floored and it accelerted over 70 mph like it was from a standstill, definetely a sensations machine!! the only thing I really didn't like was the cheapness of the interior and wasn't impressed at all with the handling, it was lowered and don't know what other modifications done to the suspension but it felt quite heavy...still VERY impressed, even more so it being an automatic

BADMIHAI · 08-13-2004, 09:45 AM

I love the looks of your car. It looks so mean!

Is it me, or does that T/A in RC's pic have the steering wheel on the "wrong" side?

T-Bird · 08-13-2004, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by BADMIHAI

I love the looks of your car. It looks so mean!

Is it me, or does that T/A in RC's pic have the steering wheel on the "wrong" side?

dude it's a reflection everything in the mirror looks backward go to the mirror and raise your left arm, in the reflection it looks like the right arm. I'm sure you knew that already but it just didn't register

TransAm · 08-13-2004, 04:45 PM

shouldn't worry, you don't often see them in your mirror when I'm driving

nthfinity · 08-13-2004, 10:54 PM

love the T/A ws-6 !!!
if i ever got a T/A, yours would be the way to go. Awsome car

RC, i agree, ive always thought the ram air hood on the T/A is such a devilish beast.

TransAm · 08-16-2004, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by nthfinity

love the T/A ws-6 !!!
if i ever got a T/A, yours would be the way to go. Awsome car

RC, i agree, ive always thought the ram air hood on the T/A is such a devilish beast.

Thanks very much! Unfortunately I can't take it back to the UK with me in 18 months time when I go home...the insurance would be about the same as I pay here but the gas prices...$7 a gallon...

TransAm · 06-26-2005, 05:38 PM

I wondered why this thread got dug up!!!

It was called a Pontiac (Firebird) Trans Am WS6

The Pontiac Firebird is another name, but 'Firebird' is usually used to describe the 3.8 V6 200hp, and Trans Am used to describe the 5.7 V8 285-305hp (it changed a bit over the years of production)

The WS6 package was a performance and handling upgrade introduced in the late 1990s to give better suspension (it was still crap compared to an M3 or similar) and more power, 325hp and 350 lb/ft torque - almost the same as a stock C5 Corvette. It consisted of the ramair (bulge in the middle of the hood - the two small 'vents' slightly higher than the level of the headlamp covers) induction system and slightly better flowing exhaust system.

It was the Pontiac 'equivalent' of the Mustang Cobra and is the same car as the Chevy Camaro SS but with a different bodyshell (and some trim) obviously.

Mine was stock, but I had the 'free' modifications embodied (like the coolant not being passed through the carb body, holes drilled in the airbox)

It was a 6-speed manual although you can get a 4-speed auto.

Some of them had Traction Control but mine didn't - as long as you were careful in the wet it was fine...

See the pic - Where it says 'Trans Am' would say 'Firebird' on a V6 model. Those are also the WS6 exhaust pipes, the regular V8 has two per side...

T-Bird · 06-26-2005, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by TransAm2001

I wondered why this thread got dug up!!!

It was called a Pontiac (Firebird) Trans Am WS6

The Pontiac Firebird is another name, but 'Firebird' is usually used to describe the 3.8 V6 200hp, and Trans Am used to describe the 5.7 V8 285-305hp (it changed a bit over the years of production)

The WS6 package was a performance and handling upgrade introduced in the late 1990s to give better suspension (it was still crap compared to an M3 or similar) and more power, 325hp and 350 lb/ft torque - almost the same as a stock C5 Corvette. It consisted of the ramair (bulge in the middle of the hood - the two small 'vents' slightly higher than the level of the headlamp covers) induction system and slightly better flowing exhaust system.

It was the Pontiac 'equivalent' of the Mustang Cobra and is the same car as the Chevy Camaro SS but with a different bodyshell (and some trim) obviously.

Mine was stock, but I had the 'free' modifications embodied (like the coolant not being passed through the carb body, holes drilled in the airbox)

It was a 6-speed manual although you can get a 4-speed auto.

Some of them had Traction Control but mine didn't - as long as you were careful in the wet it was fine...

See the pic - Where it says 'Trans Am' would say 'Firebird' on a V6 model. Those are also the WS6 exhaust pipes, the regular V8 has two per side...

hey don't forget about the Firehawks...

RC45 · 06-26-2005, 10:34 PM

Yep the Firehawk is another variant...

This blast from the past thread includes the picture that was the catalyst for me leaving RacingFlix for good..

I posted this with the same "hey this looks evil/sinister" by line... and it turned into a "American cars suck, that's the ugliest POS" ever thread.

When ever I see this picture I think how much better JW is than most every other forum out there.

BTW - T/A, are you staying on in the US? If so you need to dig up another decent pushrod V8 hehe

TransAm · 06-26-2005, 11:57 PM

Every picture tells a story. This one I didn't know until today...I was never party to RF or what went on there as you know

As for staying in the US, well I'd rather talk about it offline if you are interested, suffice to say I am networking as much as I can but I don't hold out much hope. I need a lottery win or an employer sponsor...

There'll be a huuuuge post if I do have any luck, don't you worry!