What's up with that . . . ?

I saw two weeks ago (just remembered to post it) a Pontiac Firebird.

It was ahead of me in stopped traffic. I looked at the body and saw a badge affixed to the right side of the rear of the car . . . it said:

"WS6 Performance Package"

What is that?

Formula WS6: Standard Power windows, mirrors, door locks, hatch, cruise, air
ASC-Prepared WS6 Option, Includes:
WS6-emblazoned 9"x17" High-Polish Aluminum/Chrome Rims
Goodyear P275/40ZR Tires
Functional Ram-Air Hood with cold air induction
Expanded and Revised 3.5" Exhaust, single chrome tip
Specific Badging including "Ram Air" on hood, "WS6" on wheels,
"WS6 Performance Package" on rear fascia
Larger rear shocks (46mm DeCarbon)
"Unique" shock valving for good response but low jounce and wheel hop
Large (32mm) antiroll bar
63N/mm spring rate front, 23-30N/mm spring rate rear (variable)
Heavy-duty rear torque arms, trailing links, Panhard rod and Panhard bushings
Power Steering Cooler/Radiator
Monsoon Stereo (10 Speakers, 500 Watts RMS) with steering wheel controls
Cloth 6-Way Power Seats (lumbar, fore and aft, angle, front and rear height)
12 CD Changer Unit for continuous tunage
Borg Warner designed T56 Manual Six-Speed Transmission
Dark Pewter Interior
R7X Protection System (to be modded with Viper add-ons)
Keyless entry
"LS1" 5.7 Liter eight-cylinder engine (see this article on the vette version)
All Aluminum Block & Heads
6000 RPM Redline
10:1 Compression Ratio
99.0mm Bore and 92.0mm Stroke
12" vented disc braking system with electronic rear-brake assist
Short/Long Arm (SLA) Front Suspension
240KM/H speedometer, which isn't adequate
Gearing (1 to 6): 2.66, 1.78, 1.30 , 1.00, 0.74, 0.50
Final drive ratio, style: 3.42:1, limited slip
Weight: Curb - 3350 pounds .... Distribution - 55.0/45.0%

NICE . . . :flash:

Suspension, Exhaust and a "Ram Air" Hood by American Sports Car Designs.
At first, both the Formula and the Trans Am could be upgraded to the WS6 package. Now, only the T/A can have it.

Here's a pic of my car, a 2001 Trans Am WS6.

http://a8.cpimg.com/image/36/A6/6465078-3b73-028001E0-.jpg

If I'm not mistaken, my 89 Formula also came with a WS6 option. Can anyone verify if that's correct? If, so what's that entail? I thought the GTA was the bad boy Firebird that year. Did it also have that option???

Wow, super old thread dude. Start a new one please. Thanks

John