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1992 Pontiac Firebird - 10.7s for $6,500

DATAFILE 1992 PONTIAC FIREBIRD
CAR 1992 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350
OWNER Tim Juran
BLOCK stock block bored .030 over
COMPRESSION RATIO 8.5:1
HEADS stock Corvette L98 heads with some porting in the exhaust ports
CAM TPIS ZZ9
PUSHRODS COMP chrome-moly
ROCKER ARMS GM aluminum 1.6 rockers
PISTONS Speed-Pro forged pistons
RINGS Speed-Pro moly
CRANKSHAFT stock L98
RODS GM 5.7 powdered metal rods
THROTTLE BODY 58mm BBK
FUEL INJECTORS GM 36-pound GTP injectors
FUEL PUMP Walbro 255 lph intank
IGNITION Accel 3000
ENGINE MANAGEMENT GM 749 ECM from GMC Typhoon
TURBO Turbonetics 62-1, 1.0 exhaust
BOOST 14 psi
INTERCOOLER Greddy 4-Row, 1995 spec
WASTEGATE Tial 38 mm
EXHAUST SYSTEM 3-inch downpipe; SLP cat-back; Flowmaster muffler; 3-inch cutout
TRANSMISSION 700R4, rebuilt, Art Carr internals
TORQUE CONVERTER Art Carr 3,000-stall, 9-inch lockup converter
DRIVESHAFT Fourth Gen aluminum GM driveshaft
FRONT SUSPENSION stock with TPIS valved shocks
REAR SUSPENSION stock with TPIS valved shocks
REAR END stock 10 bolt, 3.23 gears, TA girdle
BRAKES Brembo vented rotors front; rear stock
WHEELS stock
FRONT TIRES 16-inch Goodyear GSC
REAR TIRES M/T ET Street Radials 255-16
FUEL OCTANE 93 on street; 100 at track
RACE WEIGHT 3,600 lbs
BEST ET/MPH 10.78 at 127
BEST 60-FT. TIME 1.55
CURRENT MILEAGE 180,000
MILES DRIVEN WEEKLY 150-200


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