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Brad's 1996

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This car is currently located in Tallahassee, Florida. I use it as a daily driver to work about 5 min away. I fill it up once a month. I didn't realize how much of a hassle going to the gas station is until you barely go. I would love to never have to go there, especially since its bad for people, bad for the environment, bad for security and basically just bad for the U.S. Why buy American when you have to put foreign oil into it, breath foreign oil exhaust fumes, and get foreign oil all over you when you want to modify it?

News 2004

• New Transmission to be installed soon

• Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel to be installed soon

• 97' Firebird Console to replace the 96' one

• Red Top Optima Battery installed

• 3/16/04 Viper 791xv alarm installed

• 3/15/04 New Power Window motors and all new wiring for them

• Power Windows have a short in them due to the alarm wiring so that will have to be changed this year.

• 11/27/03 Hypertech Power Programmer was purchased to program computer for new gear ratio

• 11/27/03 Rear-end was found to be faulty probably since I've bought it  so new gears will be installed and gear ratio will change

• 10/09/03 Currently Best Quarter Mile time is 14.1. I'm a beginner at the track so it needs some work

• 7/27/03 New Air Wolf ,2 way car alarm and starter will be installed by me soon

• Year 2000+ center console will be ordered soon - on hold till more funds become available

• Installed Manual Fan Control Switch

• 7/18/03 Car went in for tint

• 7/17/03 New radiator, electric water pump, and underdrive pulley installed.

This page is about my 1996 Pontiac Firebird Formula. I bought this Firebird on Wednesday August 21, 2002 from Winthrop Street Motors. They usually sell lots of F-body cars and Corvettes. Winthrop Street Motors Website I found the car online and even though I lived in Lowell, MA I made the 1 hour trip to Taunton, MA and it was well worth it. I paid $9,000 for this car which is about right when its coming from a dealer. When I bought the car it had 80,496 miles on it. The picture below is the one they used to advertise the car online.

1996 Pontiac Firebird Formula Factory Info

Engine: Corvette LT1 V8 5.7L 350

285 Horsepower and 325 ft-lbs Torque

(Horsepower is how fast the engine can use the torque and torque is how much power the engine has.)

Total weight of car is 3,452 lbs.

Gas Mileage is 17mpg city / 26mpg highway

Features That Came With My Car

Modifications

Engine Performance and Induction

Ram Air Hood and Induction system $980 25hp

Crankshaft Under drive Pulley $79 10hp

Jegs Throttle Body Airfoil $70 11.8hp

Tornado Fuel Saver $80 6hp

Aeromotive Fuel Pressure Regulator 15hp(only at track) $150

Electric Water Pump installed at 96,150 miles $199 10hp (Removed due to replacement needed every 2 years)

Removed the screen and ported then cleaned the Mass Air Flow Sensor $Free 10hp

Hypertech Power Programmer III $325 15hp

Hypertech 160 degree Thermostat $15

Manual Fan Control Switch $60

MSD Spark plug wires added at 95,110 miles $80

LT-4 knock module added $28

Drivetrain and Transmission

3" Inland Empire Aluminum Driveshaft $325 1hp

High Performance PATC Raptor 4L60E Transmission with Transgo shift kit $2350

Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel $400

B&M ShiftPlus $40

SLP 3.42 Gear Ratio Ring and Pinion Gears $200

Suspension and Exhaust

Hal QA1 Shocks, Struts, Front Springs $699

Borla Cat-back Exhaust System $659 15hp

BMR Rear Control Arms "Boxed" $115

Other Modifications

Valentine 1 Radar Detector $400

4 Studded Tires for Winter $400 (Sold - I live in Florida Now)

Formula and Bird Decals $80

Red Top Optima Batter $110 - Best purchase I've made

97' Firebird Console $90

Corvette Fuel Rail Covers Red with Logos $90

Pilot Fog Lights Added $30

Infinity Kappa Factory Replacement Speakers $300

Power Window One-touch operation and remote window roll down $100 (Removed had problems with power windows)

Windows and Hatch Tinted $169

Viper 791xv alarm $215

Maintenance

Routine Maintenance

Oil Changed regularly every 6,000 miles with Mobile 1 extended performance $35

Rear-End Fluid Changed at 101,000 miles next change at 116,000 miles $13

Fuel Filter changed at 89,939 next change at 120,000 miles $12

Auto Transmission Fluid and filter changed at 90,711 miles next change at 130,000 miles $40

Spark Plugs Changed at 85,000 miles next change at 185,000 miles $45

All New Oxygen Sensors $200

Raybestos Brake Rotors and Pads $300 (didn't need rotors but what the heck) changed at 90,711 miles

Brakes, Pads and Rotors changed again at 140,000 miles

Not-So Routine Maintenance

(some caused from regular wear, some caused from being beat on and some caused by my tinkering)

New EGR Valve at 80,000 $80

New Drivers Side Wiper Arm $22

Replaced the drivers side power window switch $7 and replaced the power seat switch $23

Both window motors replaced (a short caused by alarm) $100

Plastic headlight gears replaced with brass ones $80

New Water Pump at 90,000 miles $167

Power steering pump changed at 95,110 miles $50 (not needed but replaced anyways)

New Radiator installed at 96,150 miles $179 old one clogged with sand

Rear-end Rebuilt at 101,000 miles $150 labor and $400 parts

New Transmission 4L60E PACT Raptor High Performance at 103,000 miles $2350 (Aftermarket Transmission purchased was faulty had Chevy install a new factory one with a 3 year warranty)

Future Plans for My Car

My future plans for this car is to sell it once I buy a house and get an electric car.
Offers can be made to brad@firebirdbandit.com

Picture of the Corvette Fuel Rail Covers Cut to Fit and Center Caps that were added