The Pontiac 301 Turbo engine was available in the 1980 and 1981 Pontiac Firebirds. While most were installed in the Trans Am, some can be found in the Firebird Formula. The 301 Turbo engine story ...

Tire testing with the Turbo Trans Am at Scherr's local proving ... fact that they were going to have to put a Chevrolet engine in a Trans Am, I took our project car down and gave those guys ...

though that wasn't entirely the turbo engine's fault—the 400 could be had with a four-speed stick and a 3.23:1 final drive ratio, while the Trans Am Turbo was stuck with an automatic and a 3.08 ...

The biggest engine this di­vision builds ... as Pontiac did here (Buick's turbo V-6 comes closest), the Trans Am's new turbo V-8 does distin­guish itself as the biggest of its kind ever to ...

Even when pushed by nine pounds of blower boost, this socalled small-block Pontiac engine won't properly ... can match the moves of a new-model Turbo Trans Am decked out with our test machine's ...

With this crazy engine under a hood that gained a unique scoop on the driver's side, the Turbo Trans Am could reach 60 mph (97 kph) from a standstill in 9.05 seconds and could run the quarter-mile ...

The Junkyard Turbo Movement The Internet has been responsible ... reliability and affordability with the turbocharged 455 Pontiac in his '79 Trans Am. Using good old Yankee ingenuity in place ...

For instance, different engine heads were engineered so that the engine could fit in between the strut towers of the Trans Am. Other changes ... front wheel well, and Turbo emblems on the fenders.

The white 1980 Turbo Trans Am Indy 500 Pace Car is one of 5,700 that ... for being powered by the brand’s first turbocharged engine, a 301 cubic inch V8 good for 210 hp and 345 lb-ft of torque ...

While naturally aspirated V8 engines may be the bread and butter ... Properly applied, the 1989 20 th Anniversary Pontiac Trans Am Turbo had enough giddy-up to sprint to 60 mph in about 5 seconds ...