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The Ram Air III was never a official designation used by Pontiac until 1970. The Ram Air numbers, other than the 1970 Ram Air III, the 1969-70 Ram Air IV & V were invented by fans. The Ram Air II was never officially named the Ram Air II but the name was mentioned in an internal service bulletin that mentioned the round port Ram Air motor was superseding the D-port Ram Air motor and the name was also mentioned in a print add. The offical designation for the "Ram Air III" in 1969 was still the 400 HO. The ram air equipment was included with this engine with the 1969 GTO but was not included with this engine in the 1969 Firebird except for the Trans Am. As mentioned in this earlier in this thread, the Ram Air IV was not named from it's preceived place in Ram Air development but was named after the proposed four place ram air system (two scoops on the hood and two behind the grill) that never made it into production.