Did formulas ever come carburated?
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Car: 1988 Pontiac TransAm GTA
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Did formulas ever come carburated?
Have my eye on an 87 formula right now, but I don't remember the formulas ever being carberated, he says it's the original motor. Did they come carburated or just fuel injected?
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Car: 1985 Trans Am T-Top
Engine: 305 TPI
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Re: Did formulas ever come carburated?
Yes, I've seen an original 87 formula with the lg4 and 5 speed. It also had the bandaid fix blower to cool the fuel pump. I was surprised to find you could get a formula with that engine, but the numbers matched. 87 was the last year for carbs, not just in fbodies, but cars in general as the emissions laws were changed and carbs couldn't meet it. Some trucks had carb until 91 I think. Jeep wranglers had a carb option until 90. These vehicles were exempt from the car rules.
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Car: 1990 Pontiac Trans Am
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Re: Did formulas ever come carburated?
'87 would be the only year for a carb in a formula, as they came out with TBI in '88 and that was the base engine from '88-'92.
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