dj77

hey guys new here just bought a trans am i think its an L69 but i wanna find out through vin # can u point me in the right direction any help would be apreciated!

88305tbi

vin decoder

if you look either in the console glove box or one of the rear hatch compartments, you'll hopefully find a sticker with all the rpo codes on it. you can plug those codes into this rpo decoder to find out how your bird left the factory...

dj77

thx bro i will definately do that!

The_Wraith

If it is a L69 car then it is pretty damn rare.

Eric2ndGen

??? L69's in 1986 V8-equipped Firebirds were the most common ones around.

Open the hood- you have a carburetor on it? Then it's either an LG4 or an L69. Look at the Vin #- 8th digit/character- if it's an "H" it's an LG4, if it's a "G" it's an L69. If it happens to be an "F" then it's a TPI- no carb. All are 305s. Being that the car is 21 years old- the VIN may indicate nothing useful anyways-21 years is a long time in which the engine could have been swapped.

The_Wraith

Go have a look how many L69 (305 H.O) T/A's were made. There were tons of LG4 T/As in 86 but very little L69s. TPI in 86 was even more common then the L69. I have yet to even see a 86 T/A in person that didn't have a LG4 (in canada anyway). If I ever found one even a 85 T/A L69 I would restore to stock specs and make it a garage queen.

"Only 26 1986 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am models were made with the 305 H.O L69. Discontinued because of fuel boiling."

Now that is rare

dj77

ya thats what i read bout it too! 26 of them and i checked the vin it IS an l69 T/A which is what the guy i bought it from said and he seemed like an honest guy but i had 2b sure thx 4 ur help bro!

George

Does it have a functional hood scoop?

I don't think TAs every came with a dual snorkle so I'm wondering what they did for the L69 air intake if anything.

Eric2ndGen

You guys are right- I stand corrected.

However- I'm not so sure that "rare" in this case necessarily equates to "valuable".

The_Wraith

84's were the last to have that scoop. One year of factory either 85 or 86 came with the dual snorkel air cleaner like the camaro. I am thinking 85.

dj77

to answer ur ? mine does not have a hood scoop but i recently bought a factory cowl induction hood from a guy in peterborough and he said it wuz off an 85 T/A

The_Wraith

Not possible. The "power buldge" cowl type hood was on 82-84 t/as and later used on formulas. 85-92 trans am's all got the same hood with the non fuctional scoops up front.