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This burnout comes to us from the Bmxer 300zx YouTube channel and it features an interesting Pontiac Firebird in action. The interesting aspect of this fourth-gen F-Body is that it is not powered by the LS1 that would have come from the factory in this car. Instead, it derives its power from a 4.8-liter LS truck engine that the owner found in a junkyard.The Junkyard LSThe details are short, but we know that this Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is powered by a 4.8-liter LS V8 that the owner of the car got out of a junkyard. We don"t know whether it is the earlier LR4 engine or the newer LY2, but in stock form, it would have made somewhere between 260 and 300 horsepower, along with 295-305 lb-ft of torqueEvidently, the engine has more than 200,000 miles on it, but the owner decided that it was worthy of being part of a big boost project. The aging truck motor was fitted with a cheap GT45 turbo that was purchased on eBay. It also has "a bunch of other cheap parts", but from an engine that cost $150, this Firebird is making over 500 horsepower.Even if the supporting items needed to get the turbocharged 4.8-liter V8 cost $600, this Firebird owner still has less than a grand in the engine and he is enjoying 500 horsepower.As the burnout begins, it doesn"t seem all that impressive, but after a few seconds, the huge turbocharger is spooled up and the boosted V8 is making peak power. The driver feathers the throttle, allowing us to hear the waste gate hiss as the LS V8 roars.In the end, this Firebird roasts the tires for better than 20 seconds and it sounds incredible doing it, so crank up your speakers and enjoy!Join the LS1tech forums today!Tags: 4th gen firebird, Burnout Fridays, turbocharged, Video
Date written: April 19, 2018
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ID: 11561
This burnout comes to us from the Bmxer 300zx YouTube channel and it features an interesting Pontiac Firebird in action. The interesting aspect of this fourth-gen F-Body is that it is not powered by the LS1 that would have come from the factory in this car. Instead, it derives its power from a 4.8-liter LS truck engine that the owner found in a junkyard.The Junkyard LSThe details are short, but we know that this Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is powered by a 4.8-liter LS V8 that the owner of the car got out of a junkyard. We don"t know whether it is the earlier LR4 engine or the newer LY2, but in stock form, it would have made somewhere between 260 and 300 horsepower, along with 295-305 lb-ft of torqueEvidently, the engine has more than 200,000 miles on it, but the owner decided that it was worthy of being part of a big boost project. The aging truck motor was fitted with a cheap GT45 turbo that was purchased on eBay. It also has "a bunch of other cheap parts", but from an engine that cost $150, this Firebird is making over 500 horsepower.Even if the supporting items needed to get the turbocharged 4.8-liter V8 cost $600, this Firebird owner still has less than a grand in the engine and he is enjoying 500 horsepower.As the burnout begins, it doesn"t seem all that impressive, but after a few seconds, the huge turbocharger is spooled up and the boosted V8 is making peak power. The driver feathers the throttle, allowing us to hear the waste gate hiss as the LS V8 roars.In the end, this Firebird roasts the tires for better than 20 seconds and it sounds incredible doing it, so crank up your speakers and enjoy!Join the LS1tech forums today!Tags: 4th gen firebird, Burnout Fridays, turbocharged, Video
Date written: April 19, 2018
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 11561
