MY TOY LIST
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Between 1984 and today, I have owned the following vehicles in this order:
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Super
rare!!!! 1990 Pontiac Firebird Formulas, 1 of 5 built
with these options in a short model year almost guaranteeing this was a
special order RPO car instead of just a dealer ordered creampuff like
most of the others (TBI, 2.77 open dif, 4 speed automatic, etc.). Sadly,
she's probably the sole survivor of this very small production batch. I
doubt if any of her other 4 sisters still survive. In four years, from 1986 to 1990, the LB9 5.0
liter "High Output" Tuned Port Injected V8 grew in power to almost
rival that of the bigger L98 / B2L 5.7 liter V8 option. This 5.0 liter
Formula makes 230 horsepower (40hp more than the same engine in the '86 TA above), more
torque, has a 5 speed Borg Warner stick in her, and a 3.45 geared Borg
Warner 9 bolt limited slip differential. She's a mid to low 14 second
car from the factory. People have called it a "unicorn" and a "white
whale" due to the fact that only a few hundred 1990 Formulas were
produced with the 5 speed / 5.0 liter TPI combo. Unlike Chevy that made
you jump through hoops backwards and check off a lot of boxes on the
special order sheet, when you ordered a 1990 Pontiac Firebird Formula
with a 5.0 liter TPI engine and the 5 speed transmission, Pontiac knew
what you wanted to do and what you wanted to do was haul ass and blow
the doors off of Ford's Mustang LX 5.0 and Mustang GT 5.0. Therefore,
Pontiac didn't make you choose a bunch of extra boxes. No, if you
ordered a Formula with the 5.0 TPI and 5 speed, Pontiac went ahead and
gave you all the factory go-fast goodies
like 4 wheel disc brakes,
engine oil cooler, N10 dual catalytic converter exhaust, and a heavy
duty 9 bolt Borg Warner 3.45 geared rear end. Stock, this car still
screams and will reduce the rear hides to smoke if you choose to dance
on the pedals and row through the gears!
If you want to see a car similar to this, with slightly less
horsepower, being put through the moves, here's a great video for you!
1988 Honda Super Magna power cruiser turned power chopper project - 1 of about 3000 made. Ever.
This 750cc liquid cooled, DOHC-16V V4, six speed, shaft drive.
Eats HDs like the pussy flavored cupcakes that they are.