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Idle sound of Pontiac's tunnel-port Ram Air V
Lance Kramer’s Ram Air V engine was built using NOS components including the mechanical camshaft. It idles around 1,200 rpm and through reproduction Waldron exhaust.
Revving Pontiac's tunnel-port Ram Air V
Lance Kramer’s Ram Air V engine was built using NOS components including the mechanical camshaft. It idles around 1,200 rpm and through reproduction Waldron exhaust.
The underhood sound of Pontiac's Ram Air V
The unmistakable sound of the Ram Air V's mechanical camshaft. Yes, the foam seal in missing from this GTO's air cleaner. Owner Lance Kramer leaves it off to prevent deformation during storage.
1999 Trans Am WS6 making a pull on the chassis dyno
With an LS6 intake manifold and custom computer tuning the otherwise stock LS1 in our '99 Trans Am put down 288 hp and 293 lb-ft at the rear tires on a Mustang dyno.
Chassis dyno pull of an LS1 with an LS6 intake and stock F-body air lid
In bone stock condition our ’99 Trans Am (with automatic transmission) put down 276 hp and 280 lb-ft at the rear tires on a Mustang dyno. The addition of an LS6 intake manifold (modified by SLP to accept EGR) increased that to 285 hp and 282 lb-ft at the tires. Notice how violently the engine jerks as it momentarily bounces of the rev limiter!
dyno pull of an LS1 with an LS6 intake and SLP Blackwing air lid
After establishing a baseline of 276 hp and 280 lb-ft at the rear tires from the bone-stock LS1 in our '99 Trans Am, the addition of an LS6 intake manifold, SLP Blackwing air lid, and custom tuning increased that to 293 hp and 301 lb-ft to the rear tires on a Mustang dyno.
The Infamous Quadrajet Moan
The wonderful sound of a Rochester Quadrajet making a full-throttle pull on the chassis dyno in our 1972 Pontiac Trans Am with 455 H.O. engine.
The sound of a 455 HO with Holley 950 HP on the Chassis Dyno
Listening to the Holley 950HP Making a pull from 2,500 to 5,500 rpm with our 467-powered 1976 Trans Am on the chassis dyno.
1980 Trans Am with original exhaust at idle
The exhaust sound of a 1980 Trans Am with 19,000 miles, equipped with its original T/A 4.9 engine and dual-muffler exhaust.
1970 TRANS AM WITH ORIGINAL EXHAUST
The unmistakable sound of a 1970 Trans Am with R/A III engine and 4-speed with 30,000 original miles bellowing through its original transverse-mounted muffler.
1998 Trans Am WS6 Exhaust
Startup sound of the one-year-only single-outlet exhaust from the Pontiac's WS6 package for 1998.
1972 LEMANS SPORT 455 HO WITH ORIGINAL EXHAUST 2
Pat Brown's 1972 LeMans Sport idling through its original mufflers. Complete with numbers-matching 455 HO, it's purposely-equipped like a GTO but was intended to be an insurance beater. Listen to its M22 whine as it accelerates away.
1970 TRANS AM EXHAUST SOUND
Cold startup of a 1970 Trans Am with 43,000 miles. It's equipped with its original Ram Air III 400-ci engine and TH-400 trans. Exhaust is original.
Adriatic Blue 1972 Trans Am
This 1972 Trans Am owned by Greg San Marco may be the only one delivered in Adriatic Blue (yes, that's correct, it isn't Lucerne Blue). Just out of restoration at Muscle Car Memories, it's being loaded onto the trailer after our photo shoot. Its 455 H.O. bellows through a reproduction exhaust system from Gardner Exhaust.
1972 Trans Am with Original Exhaust Revving
Exhaust sound with original transverse muffler This 1972 Trans Am has 6,000 original miles and is the only one painted Cardinal Red that model year. It was ordered new by the SCCA Trans-Am series president. A feature article about this car can be found in the May 2012 issue of High Performance Pontiac magazine.
1970 Trans Am Ram Air IV Idling
To Pontiac enthusiasts, few engines sound better than a finely tuned R/A IV at idle. This 1 of 88 R/A IV powered 1970 Trans Ams is undergoing a restoration at Musclecar Memories Restorations in Lincoln, Nebraska. We were asked to calibrate its original carburetor and distributor during the reassembly process. Its numbers matching engine exhales through a transverse-mounted Flowmaster crossflow muffler.