Twin Turbo LS3 V8 Automatic Pro-Touring Chassis Pro Built Magazine Car

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Pro Built Muscle

This 1981 Pontiac Trans Am was the 2013 Popular Hot Rodding Muscle Car of the Year and has an incredible 1,042 rear wheel horsepower for acceleration that rivals the world's best Supercars. Don't let the power scare you as this car can be driven everywhere and anywhere with ease. To harness all that horsepower, the car features a quick-shifting 4L80E overdrive transmission made by one of the best names in the industry, Bowler Transmissions. Professional built by 2013 Car Craft Pro builder of the Year, Schwartz Performance, this was Jeff Schwartz's personal Trans Am.

Engine With Power

The mill is a highly modified LS3 with a 4.070-inch bore and an Eagle 4.00-inch crank for 416 inches with a compression ratio is 9.0:1 with a set of forged Wiseco pistons and LS3 cylinder heads ported by Precision Engine and Machine. There is an LS7 dry-sump oiling system and a factory Z06 computer and MAF to get the combo to work. Camshaft is by way of a Comp hydraulic roller with 242/248 duration and 0.650 lift. If the engine combo wasn't aggressive enough, a pair of 66mm Turbonetics Hurricane Series turbochargers were added along with the intercooler using cores from Turbonetics. At 20 pounds of boost, the engine made 1,045 hp and 900 Ib.-ft. at the wheel.

Fabricated Stainless

The headers are hand-fabricated by Schwartz out of stainless steel and feature a 3-inch cross-pipe and polished stainless mufflers from Summit Racing.

Fuel To Feed the Fire

A big Holley Dominator inline billet fuel pump feeds a set of 102 lb./hr. fuel injectors. The throttle body is a GM 90 mm.

Transmission by Bowler

To get the power to the ground and move 3,850 pounds of car, a Bowler transmission 4L85-E with a billet 2.800-stall speed converter, that is controlled by a Compu-Shift controller.

Chassis Is the Star

The engine is great, but the real star is the chassis. This car sits on the bolt-in, full-frame G-Machine chassis that isolates the suspension, rear-end, steering, and engine from the body, so everything stays aligned in the corners. Aside from big tires and reduced flex, the chassis brings with it Ridetech triple adjustable coilovers with remote reservoirs, 550-pound front springs and 300-pound rears along with a 1¼ front sway bar. The Ridetech Tiger Cage ties it all together.

Time To Stop This Power

These are 14-inch Baer Extreme Plus disc brakes with 6-piston mono-block calipers. The gigantic system is perfect for panic collision avoidance at the car's 222-mph top speed!

Rearend Floats

Schwartz Performance Inc. offers three different differential options. This TA has a Moser 9-inch with a Wavetrac differential, 31-spline floating axles, and a 3.25:1 gear ratio.

Time To Meet the Pavement

The wheels are huge 19x9 and 19×12.5-inch Forgeline ТАЗР "snowflake" wheels that became popular during a brief Bandit Trans Am renaissance and have since been discontinued. The tires are Michelin Pilot PS2s with 345 in the rear and 265 up front. The wheels are powder coated red with a polished lip to add a little flash to a white car.

Body Perfection

There are a lot of subtle touches on the body. The paint is PPG White Lightning because that was the whitest white PPG had! Fender flares are from Year One and are designed to fit flush against the fender without the gap for welting. The side marker lights have been filled, and the fender vents were enlarged. The door lock holes are also filled, and the locks operate via a FOB. The big bird was created by Sticker Dude Designs and has elements from all four generations of Firebirds, so take a close look at the orientation of the head, the wings, and the flames. The turbo hood is factory steel and opens via billet hinges and still has the original sequential boost lights that run off three factory pressure sensors.

Look Inside

The interior is “stockish”, in that it has a lot of machine-turned high lights and a stock-appearing console. The seats are from Scat with RCI to help keep you planted when flying around cones. The door panels and steering wheel are from Year One and there is a dash insert with the Stack Instruments Street dash display. The stereo tunes are from a Polk Audio system. The shifter was modified using parts from Year One work with the 4L85-E.