on Saturday, i went to Fastlane (a place in ST. Louis that sells classic muscle cars, and some older imports "not ricers") anyway, i asked the guy up there if he had seen any 89TTA's recently, and the guy said he hadn't, although i already knew that they hadn't ever had one up there for sale. Anywhoot, i walked outside, and sitting across the street is this what T/A, i notice these little goldish colored tags on the side of it, and go, "Dear God!" well, i walked over, and the sides say Turbo Trans Am, it had the Turbo emblem on the hood too. The car was a T-top model, with leather interior, it was beautiful. I mean, mint condition, not a stretch mark on the seats, the tops were off, so i didn't see them, 140mph dash, a crap load of controls on the steering wheel, and turbo tags on both front fenders, the front facia, and the taillights center cap. It was beautiful, i never thought there were any left in St. Louis since i hadn't ever seen one, but now i know... There's around.


OH, and in the new Hemmings theres one for sale for like 7,800 or so. Looked decent in the pic. anyway, just thought i'd share my elation.

 

Sweet. There's only ONE reason I'm keeping it unlocked. If anyone can find something he described that didn't come STOCK on the TTA's, post. What color was it? both int, and ext.

 

Is this a trick question? I was personally unaware of any hood or taillight tags, but the T-tops, interior, and pimped dash are all stock to my knowledge.

-Reno

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89 Formula

 

yea, the TTA's have a special center piece on the tail lites, it has the GTA lenses, (the matrix ones) but the center piece (the one w/ the hatch key thing) has a bird and under it says "TURBO"

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Stock 2.8 MPFI auto w/ Flowmaster ?? Series (dunno what my dad put in), More to come......
New Pioneer Head Unit
Targa E-910 7-Band Equalizer w/ crossover
2x 10" Pioneer subs powered by 300 Watt Jensen amp
2- 6x9" Pioneer (rear)
More to come..... (hey, i dont got a job yet)

 

Well, the only thing he listed that isn't stock is the turbo hood emblem, but maybe he meant the emblem on the nose???

There's one I see at UMass almost every day....lives in the same building as my girlfriend. Its in nice shape, but the guy yanks on it all the time. It sounds WEIRD. It sounds like a 2.8 with Flowmasters, with a high-pitched turbo whistle, unlike anything I have ever heard. Definitely different...



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Jason E

'89 Camaro RS 2.8
Medium Grey Metallic
2.8, A4, T-tops, 90k miles

'97 Z28 w/30th Anniversary package
LT1 (obviously), 6 speed, t-tops
White with orange stripes, killer system, 41k miles

Speed Kills...Wanna live forever? Drive a Ford.
Long Live #3...

 

YOu know, mine at idle sound like a 305 with stock exhaust. Though it defenitly sound like a V6 in the upper Rpms with a nice Turbo whine. Everytrhing sound about stock, the special emblems stock were, Gold 20th annniversiary embles on the nose and sail apnels, Turbo Trans Am on the Front fenders, Pace car decals on the door(optional, cam in owners pack), Pontiac windshield decal with INdy 500 stickers on each side, and a different taillight center section with a white bird outlined in gold with a Turbo decal where the reflector normally is. I think that covers everything. All else he mentiond was stock.

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89 Trans Am Turbo 3.8L All stock 43,000 miles #1053 of 1555

Past Thirdgen:
86 Trans Am w/ built 355TPI with SLP goodies and too much other stuff to List. One sweet *** car, wish I would have had a good enough Job to pay insurance on three cars so I could keep it, but for a 89 Turbo Trans Am w/ Low miles, I think I made the right choice!

 

The turbo tag on the hood?

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1999 30th anniv. TransAm #877
** BESTS:60ft=1.935 1/4 ET=13.08 MPH=111.8 ** (Only 3.5K miles)
T-TOP,6M-Hurst,12cd, TCS
!EGR * !MAF Screen * ported and polished MAF * !silencer baffles * ! lid baffles * ported and polished TB * removed primary and secundary baffles * sealed ram-air * 9.4k timing-tricker * !CAGS * Mobil 1 * Lou's short stick * BMR panhard rod * BMR poly/poly LCAs * !DRL * Polished SLP resonator catback * 2 Ractive mufflers * 3x3 'fernco' mod * K&N * TB stop grind * Grotyohann headers * offroad Y-pipe* Power pedals * 19+ coats Zaino * WHITE gauges cluster * blue door TA badges * pontiac windshield decal * Polished momo shift **** * 4.5" brosal exhaust tips * Kenny Brown DD SFC
Ordered:
Polished: Calipers * Hood struts * Air tubes * Valve covers,Heat shields , etc.
Later:Cam + spring + pushrods swap + stage II heads
2000 Black Z-71 K1500 5.3l
ext.cab * !intake baffle * !MAF screen * !EGR mod

 

Hood is same as regular T/A or GTA, Two front non functional vents and two side non functional vents. No special emblems or anything.

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89 Trans Am Turbo 3.8L All stock 43,000 miles #1053 of 1555

Past Thirdgen:
86 Trans Am w/ built 355TPI with SLP goodies and too much other stuff to List. One sweet *** car, wish I would have had a good enough Job to pay insurance on three cars so I could keep it, but for a 89 Turbo Trans Am w/ Low miles, I think I made the right choice!

 

sorry guys, didn't mean hood, but the front facia piece "nose". The hood looks just like every other T/A out there. Well, every other 85-90, anywhoot. But yeah, it had the gold emblem on the "nose" of the car, with TurboTrans Am on the sides. The center of the rear though, didn't have a bird on it, at least i don't think so, instead it was just black, and at the bottom said turbo.

 

Don't forget the white door handles and the back seats have the headrests.

Pete