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    Trans AM Formula and Firebird Formula- Any difference?

    1996 PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA, 5.7 Ram air, 6 SPD, red, black cloth interior, 70K miles, loaded up, only $7299. I saw this on autotrader. I was looking for a TA but if there is no difference...

    Can anyone direct me to a site with packages and model descriptions?
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    The difference between the Trans Am and the Firebird Formula is mainly appearance. Underneath they are the same. The options are a little different but you could load up a Formula just like a Trans Am. The Trans Am has a "platform" rear spoiler, side skirts, and a different nose cone. It is all a matter of personal preference, I had a Formula and now have a Trans Am - I love them both!
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    • #3
      i don't when they started but i thought firebird is for V6 and all V8 they called it trans am. cos i don't see firebird ws6 or firebird firehawk or maybe i'm wrong.
      2001 Trans Am WS6 M6
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      • #4
        If it is a true WS6 car, then it is EXTREMELY rare. Why? Cloth interior. I have one, and on the SLP board, one of the guys who used to work for SLP and assembled the WS6 TA's and Formula's told me that cloth interior cars were something they hardly ever saw, so it stuck in his mind. He guessed there was probably less than 20 ever built. Well, his actual statement was "I would say only about 12, but just tell everybody 20 to be on the safe side"

        In 5 years of searching, I've heard of 1 white, 1 green, 3 black, and now 2 red (including the one you're looking at).
        "No, officer, that bottle is my onboard Halon system"

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        • #5
          4th Gen FAQ
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          • #6
            where do you live? $7299 is not bad if its in good shape.
            I got my '95 TA 6sp. loaded leather t-tops etc. w/70k miles for 6900. But it has a bad head gasket so that price just went up
            And yes firebirds were available w/lt-1's. never seen a WS.6 though
            '95 Trans Am 6spd- broke
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            • #7
              OK this will clear it up.
              There are three models of 'Firebirds'
              The Trams-Am
              The Firebird Formula and
              The Base Firebird
              The base firebird only comes with a V-6 the Formula and Trans-Am only come with the V-8. Now you can get the WS-6 package on the Trans-Am and the Formula. (Most years)

              Hope this clears it up.


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              • #8
                Originally posted by Injuneer
                4th Gen FAQ
                Great link.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by ColdBird
                  where do you live? $7299 is not bad if its in good shape.
                  I got my '95 TA 6sp. loaded leather t-tops etc. w/70k miles for 6900. But it has a bad head gasket so that price just went up
                  And yes firebirds were available w/lt-1's. never seen a WS.6 though
                  Its funny that I see a Black 97 WS6 Formula Firebird almost ever day. He has the hood, rims, and bumper emblem so from what I can tell its real. Also, There are Formula Firehawks, I'm not sure of the years produced but Im sure I have seen a red one at Gainsville, it was a LT-1, he was running 12's solid.
                  Well thats my 2 cents.
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                  • #10
                    Thanks much for clearing this up. I REALLY want one with Traction Control but who knows. I live in Vermont =]

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                    • #11
                      I drove mine in Chicago 4 years ago on ice, snow, salty roads, and all that mess, and it is NO fun. The f-body is DEFINITELY not a winter car.

                      Since my car is a southern car (aka no undercoating) I had to wash it with chassis blast every other day. Luckily I was making 6 g's a month so the carwash bill didn't hurt so much.
                      "No, officer, that bottle is my onboard Halon system"

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by MN6WS6
                        I drove mine in Chicago 4 years ago on ice, snow, salty roads, and all that mess, and it is NO fun. The f-body is DEFINITELY not a winter car.
                        I agree...F-body + Chicago winter =
                        black 95 t/a, a4, beefed up tranny w/ higher stall converter, transgo shift kit, trans temp gauge, trans cooler, richmond 3.73's, loudmouth, hypertech programmer, 160 thermo, descreened maf, TB bypass and airfoil, trick flow intake elbow, underdrive pulleys, moroso cai, edelbrock panhard rod, bmr stb, slp sfc's, fiberglass firehawk hood, hawk pads, taylor wires, ngk plugs, royal purple fluids,...and hopefully more to come

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