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Firebird body color air dam
1
4.17%
Firebird black air dam
12
50.00%
T/A body color air dam
2
8.33%
T/A black air dam
3
12.50%
GTA body color air dam
7
29.17%
GTA black air dam
2
8.33%
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91-92 Firebird Front Air Dams

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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 03:40 PM
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
91-92 Firebird Front Air Dams

I am making the shirts, and I need to know which cars came with the painted air dam and which cars came with a black air dam. I suspect the Firebird & T/A get black, and the GTA got a body-color air dam.

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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 03:44 PM
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
Body Colored Air Dam:
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 03:44 PM
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
And Tha Black Air Dam:
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 04:28 PM
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Car: '91 GTA, '92 T/A Convertible
Engine: GTA: 350 w/Vortec heads, T/A: 305
Transmission: Pro-built 700R4
Axle/Gears: GTA: 3.27, T/A: 2.73
Hard to say for me. I have a black GTA.
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Old Jun 21, 2003 | 11:07 PM
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Hi, All

My 92 GTA is white with a lower White Air Dam
later GTA ..............
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Old Jun 21, 2003 | 11:15 PM
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My red 91 T/A is identical to the first one one pictured.
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Old Jun 22, 2003 | 03:11 PM
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...all 91/92 Air Dams (Firebird/Formula/TA/GTA) are black colored plastic pieces, but....

...in most cases the 91/92 TA and GTA got a body colored plastic- "plate" fastened on the Air Dam, holded by some screws (the original factory TA and GTA Air Dam with colored piece has got 5 holes for it)...

...so, have a look under your car...

...sorry about that "dirty" pic...
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Old Jun 22, 2003 | 08:58 PM
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my formula. you know you like the custom wax spring holding the airdam it keeps it facing foward to direct airflow to the radiator.
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Old Jun 23, 2003 | 07:29 AM
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
WHAT was the purpose of the two slots, or was it something that was going to be put into production and pontiac droped an idea. Looking at those pix, I see no real purpose, I thought the T/A was subposed to have vents for the brakes, and I thought that was the point of the slits...

John
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Old Jun 23, 2003 | 10:54 AM
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Car: 1991 Trans Am
Engine: 305 TPI
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I got a closer look under my car and it does have that extra piece fastened to it, but it isn't painted. It wouldn't show up well on a dark green car anyway.
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Old Jun 23, 2003 | 11:43 AM
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The air dam on my base 91 bird is black.
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 04:11 PM
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My 92 has a black air dam, well it did till the snow bank knocked it off, I shoudl proley replace that huh?
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 02:41 PM
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Mine is color coded.
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 01:07 AM
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Car: 91 GTA, 91 Formula, 89 TTA
Engine: all 225+ RWHP
Transmission: all OD
Axle/Gears: Always the good ones
ITs body color on my GTA as well (burg) always wondered why they did that lol not like u can see it realistically
Later
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