1984 Pontiac Firebird
1984 Pontiac Firebird History
1984 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am now available with the same ground effects as were used on the previous years pace car replica. Grill inserts in front fascia replaced with solid pieces. New 20 slot 15" aluminum wheels also available. For the 15th anniversary of the Trans Am, the 1984 Pontiac Firebird was released in another special limited edition Trans Am. Using the same body as the ’83 Pontiac Firebird pace car replicas, but with new 16" 20 slot convex aluminum wheels with Goodyear P245/50VR16 unidirectional tires. The new wheel/tire combo was very similar to the current Corvette's P255/50ZR16 arrangement. This was the first appearance of 16" wheels on a third generation f-body. The 1500 15th Anniversary Trans Ams also included upgraded WS6 suspension with new 25mm rear sway bar vs the normal WS6's 23mm bar. The other features on the 1984 Pontiac Firebird included gray multitone and white leather Recaro interior, steering wheel, shifter, and parking brake handle, white striped taillights, white wheels, special blue stripes and blue hood decal, 4 wheel disc brakes, and ttops. The ’84 Firebird that were available V8 engines were the LG4 and L69.
The ’84 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am drag coefficiant is .32 but capable of .29 with standard Aero wheels over the High-Tech turbo aluminums. At the time it was the most aerodynamic car GM ever produced.
1984 Pontiac Firebird
| Yr | Model | Trans | Engine code/type |
CR | Displ. | HP | Torque | Induc- tion |
Manual std. |
Manual opt. (G92) |
Auto std. |
Auto opt. (G92) |
| 84 | Sport Coupe Firebird |
M4 | LQ9 L4 | 9.0:1 | 2.5 (151) | 92@4000 | 134@2800 | TBI | 3.42 | —- | —- | —- |
| 84 | Sport Coupe Firebird |
M5,A4 | LQ9 L4 | 9.0:1 | 2.5 (151) | 92@4000 | 134@2800 | TBI | 3.73 | —- | 3.73 | —- |
| 84 | Sport Coupe Firebird |
M5,A4 | LC1 V6 | 8.5:1 | 2.8 (173) | 107@4800 | 145@2100 | 2 bbl | 3.42 | —- | 3.23 | —- |
| 84 | Berlinetta Firebird S/E |
M5,A4 | LC1 V6 | 8.5:1 | 2.8 (173) | 107@4800 | 145@2100 | 2 bbl | 3.42 | —- | 3.23 | —- |
| 84 | Sport Coupe | M5,A4 | LG4 V8 | 8.6:1 | 5.0 (305) | 150@4000 | 240@2400 | 4bbl | 3.23 | 3.73 | 3.08 | —- |
| 84 | Berlinetta Firebird S/E |
A4 | LG4 V8 | 8.6:1 | 5.0 (305) | 150@4000 | 240@2400 | 4bbl | —- | —- | 3.08 | —- |
| 84 | Z28 Trans Am |
M5,A4 | LG4 V8 | 8.6:1 | 5.0 (305) | 150@4000 | 240@2400 | 4bbl | 3.23 | 3.73 | 3.23 | —- |
| 84 | Z28 Trans Am |
M5,A4 | L69 V8 | 9.5:1 | 5.0 (305) | 190@4800 | 240@3200 | 4bbl HO | 3.73 | —- | 3.42 | 3.73 |
1984 Pontiac Firebird Production Numbers
| Year | Total Production |
Firebird | Firebird S/E | Trans Am |
| 1984 | 128,304 | 62,621 | 10,309 | 55,374 Recaro: 1,321 15th Ann. T/A: 1,500 |