wut you guys think of this ? im gettin sick of the same ****ty looking hoods availaboe so ive been thinking about adding a functional shaker scoop from a 79 ta to my 89 bird imho this would look so kickass with the 4th gen wing thats gettin put on it t will look awsome wut you guys an gals of thirdgen think?

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89 pontiac firebird{looks like a trans am }
406 pontiac {carbed}
12 boly posi rear end
17 inch zr1 silver wheels
11 inch wide in back
bfg g force ta tires
maui blue hardtop
4th gen rear wing
fast as hell

 

hmm interesting idea. i think i would have to see it on one, but i say go for it! i love it on 71 cudas, and the 2nd gens with it wouldnt look bad with it if there body wasnt yucky. make some air inlets in front, kinda like the cuda style.

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1985 WS6 Trans AM
glass T-tops
bone stock sloth of an engine LG4
T-5 tranny. thank god, i couldnt stand an LG4 auto.
Plans for an LT-1 or LT-4,
also plans for dual flowmaster exaust.

Got a corvette when i was 16, paid for it myself, screwed the engine up (idiot light didnt work, and i trusted the guy when he said he just changed the oil), and it turned into a project car.
now my TA is my daily driver. not a bad one, but it needs to be faster.

 

I saw one of those a few weeks ago. I didn't get a good look at it cause it was headed the opposite direction as me, but it definately had a different look to it.

 

They actually look pretty good , I new a GUY THAT DID IT on his 84 TA , it was functional too

 

I have a friend with a Bandit Firebird, which comes with this shaker scoop. It does look good, I say go for it. Just make sure it looks good and clean. A half-assed job will look absolutely terrible.

 

i dun do half *** jobs lol,im going to search the boneyards today for a shaker scoop,yuh think it would look good with a 89 trans am hood with the grills or should i use a reg hood ,i got both so i might do it on both if i can get 2 scoops???? wut you guys think?

 

Mark406,
Way back in 1984, Ken Croce of H.O. Racing (a Pontiac Shop with race/street speed equipment) did just that on his 1983 (or 1982, I can't remember) red Trans Am. It looked pretty good. He also used a fiberglass hood. It was used on the cover of a Trans Am/Camaro magazine, showing the car in front of the Torrance, California Super Shops store. Maybe someone with the magazine can send you a photo of it.

Ken can still be reached on the internet, check out his webpage in the car mags! I know his company name is now H.O. Racing Enterprises.

I hope this helps,

George


P.S. I thought it looked cool!!!

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1970 Trans Am Ram Air III
1974 Trans Am 455
1979 Trans Am convertible 403
1981 Trans Am 301 Turbo (heavy modified)
1989 20th Anniv. Turbo Trans Am #231

 

I've always wondered why GM didn't put them on the 3rd gen birds. I guess in typical GM fashion they realized they had a good thing going and decided they have to go the opposite direction.