im just wondering to compare to modern vehicles.

 

Look at the bottom of this link

https://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/tech/techdb.shtml

 

hell yeah, .335 isnt bad easpecialy for an 83.
hell the lowest drag coff. on a modern production car is .24 on the honda insight. i wonder how low it can go?

 

Actual when it comes to drag coef., .336 to .24 is a significant difference.

 

yeah ,but what can you get a firebird down to? has anyone tried?

 

I have a book about the development of the '82 TA and it says the drag coefficient is 0.323. The standard Firebird has 0.333. It also says if you lower the Trans Am's nose by an inch it will then be 0.30. It said Pontiac couldn't market it like that though due to ride height requirements.

 

what is the name off the book?and .30 is pretty low.

 

It's called

Pontiac's Third Generation Firebird & Trans Am
by Martyn L. Schorr.

Quicksilver Supercar Series ISBN-0-940346-11-7
Published 1982 Quicksilver Communications, Inc.

It's got some cool photos in it, alot of early prototype photos.

 

FYI:

'88 Grand Prix was .299 by the way. Then they went to quad headlamps and non-shrouded wipers in what - '91? I liked the earlier ones better, but the 3.4 wasn't available yet. However, you could always get the early ones with the turbo 3.1...