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The Turbo 301 also incorporated Buick's closed-loop Electronic Spark Controller distributor, which pulled out timing at the first hint of detonation under the hood. Pontiac claimed 210 horsepower at 4,000 RPM and 345-lbs ft of torque at 2,000 RPM. What price, power? Just $350, which was cheap even in inflated 1980 dollars.
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The Infamous 1980-1981 Pontiac Trans Am Turbo Ate Up With Motor April 8, 2008 Model Histories, Sports Cars and Muscle Cars 63 Comments This car's engine has been much maligned and its muscular styling still conjures up bad memories of gold chains and exposed chest hair, a last gasp of disco-era glory.
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1981 Turbo Trans AM 301ci - V8, Turbo Charged, WS6, PHS, 77K miles, BlackStock Number: 1381They only come along once in a while. And this is one of those car. 1981 Turbo Trans AM 301ci - V8,.
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The turbo 301 (really 302 cubes, but called a 301 to differentiate it from Ford's 302) differed from the standard 301s Pontiac introduced in 1977 in that the block was fortified, pistons and.
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The 1980-1981 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am - known as the TTA to many - is one of the most unique Pontiac muscle cars of all time. Coming from the factory with a P.
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What will hopefully emerge is a 20-percent lighter Trans Am, powered by some version of today's promising 301 Turbo motor. At 3000 pounds, future Firebirds could rule the streets anew.
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The Pontiac 301's turbo plumbing was essentially the same as the old Jetfire's, and rather primitive for the times, including a "suck through" carburator. Buick used a somewhat similar arrangement for their turbo V6 engines, which were fairly modest affairs until Buick finally got serious, doing a complete redesign for 1984.
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To maintain Trans Am's performance image for 1980 and 1981, Pontiac turbocharged its 301-ci V-8 to significantly increase its output. It's well documented in vintage Pontiac sales literature that the LU8 301 Turbo engine was emissions certified with A/C, a Turbo-350 automatic transmission, and 3.08:1 ratio rear axle.
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The 301 was the best choice for Trans Am duty starting in 1980. However even with a semi-performance engine tune, a free-flow dual outlet exhaust system, and a 4-bbl carburetor the most horsepower the 301 V8 could produce for 1980 was 155. The Trans Am was extremely popular, a total of 116,535 total units were produced for 1979.
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The Pontiac 301 Turbo is an engine that Pontiac produced for the 1980 and 1981 Trans Am. It was a V8 engine with a displacement of 301 cubic inch which produced an officially factory rated 210 hp (157 kW) and 345 lb⋅ft (468 N⋅m) of torque in 1980.
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#1 · Sep 1, 2012 Hello, I just want to put in my two cents on pontiacs 301 and 301 turbo. If you own a 301 it's probably ran down and in need of a rebuild don't go off of someone else's opinion and the bad rap and junk it. 1980 was A bad year for all of the car industry.
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The end result was the Pontiac 301 Turbo V8, one of the least desirable Trans Am motors ever produced, and a drivetrain that has become something of a '80s muscle car cult figure among those faithful to the now-defunct brand. Turbo Of Last Resort Why go turbo?
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These steps should be performed before moving on to other performance modifications. After doing this, you should have a well performing, stock, Turbo 4.9. 1. Oil change. Use a good quality oil and filter (I like Wix filters). Rotella T oil is great for Turbo engines. Synthetic oils are also good.
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The Pontiac 301 Turbo was a V8 301 cu in engine that Pontiac developed for the T/A. It produced a factory-rated 210 horsepower and 345 lb-ft of torque.. For example, a concourse '81 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am is valued at $104,000 on Hagerty Canada, with "fair" condition examples valued at $24,500. Only 9,604 turbo Trans Ams were built for.
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