[Formulabruce]

Advertising Check out the VIN!!, is YOUR car, this Advertisement car??

[Alvin]

Cool Ad.

Check me on this: Noting the Olds (K) engine and (N)orwood built on the vin 2W87K7N243620, yes?

[77 TRASHCAN]

My 77 T/A, 400 Pontiac, 180 HP is designated in VIN by a "Z".
I know little about VIN lingo....

Mine stickered for $6833.something, Paid $6300.00 for it
My car is basic T/A auto, a/c p/s, p/b. am-fm radio, velot interior, thats about it...no power windows. The car in ad might be a pretty good deal???

[Don 79 TA]

ahhhhh
the good ole days indeed

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by 77 TRASHCAN

My 77 T/A, 400 Pontiac, 180 HP is designated in VIN by a "Z". I know little about VIN lingo....

IIRC - All Pontiac 400's, base & W72, were designated by that "Z" VIN code.
That was the case w my former '78 T/A 400 Pontiac 180 HP and with our '78 & '79 W72 220 HP T/A's. All are "Z" VIN designated.
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[Alvin]

"The standard (RPO L78) Pontiac 400 (engine code XA) was mostly carryover from '76, producing 180hp @ 3600 rpm and 325 lb/ft of torque at 1600 rpm, a 15 lb/ft improvement with a 5 hp loss versus the previous year's version. A low compression ratio of 7.6:1 was still employed. The base 400 was an automatic transmission only combination."

"A revitalized Pontiac 400 was offered in 1977 to take the place of the recently departed 455. Named "T/A 6.6" (6.6 stood for 6.6 litres or 6600 cc, denoting GM's newfound affection for the metric system)the new engine featured a bumped up compression ratio (now 8.1: vs. 7.6:1) by bolting the smaller combustion chambered cylinder heads from the Pontiac 350 onto the 400 block. The cylinder heads were part number 500801 (the same as the 350 heads). Horsepower was bumped by twenty over the "base" Pontiac 400 motor and peak torque still equalled 325 lb/ft, but occurred 800 rpm higher in the rev range (2400 rpm). (1977) Engine ID codes for the T/A 6.6 were WV with a four speed and YG with the automatic.

The comparisons between the two Pontiac 400's was not the issue, but instead how the Pontiac engineers were finally swinging the pendulum the other way concerning horsepower. For successive years, horsepower continued to decline as emissions tightened. First it was horsepower reductions for insurance sake, then came the impacts of "clean air" legislation, and now, new government imposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy ratings were just around the corner. But Pontiac, with their "timeless" Trans Am had weathered the storm. Performance was back and the T/A 6.6 pumped out the horsepower muscle of it's larger displacement forbearer, in a much more useable power band.

To add the additional appeal to the 200 hp engine, T/A 6.6 decals were fitted to the shaker and chrome valve covers (PN 547293-RH and 547294 LH) with a chrome oil filler cap were installed on the 6X cylinder heads. The price for this added performance was a mere $50.00 over the base 400."

More on the 1977's here http://www.2gta.com/1977ta.html

[Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by Don 79 TA

ahhhhh
the good ole days indeed

I was 18 years old, just out of high school.

Check out the '74 Firebird with manual 3-speed in the recent trade ins.

I seem to recall that the Fiat X-19 is a turd of a sports car. Only a couple grand more, and you get the new Trans Am.

[77 TRASHCAN]

LOL, I was 18 when I bought my T/A. I saved up $1000.00 for down payment. Supposedly 77 was first year for 4 year financing through GMAC. Yes, the good old days...

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by 77 TRASHCAN

LOL, I was 18 when I bought my T/A. I saved up $1000.00 for down payment. Supposedly 77 was first year for 4 year financing through GMAC. Yes, the good old days...

Yessir, I remember those days!

[jimmy daniel]

I paid over 7k for mine. I ordered it with every option I could get including 4-speed. Wish I had kept it and NOT abused it!