What Is The Fastest Car?

[SkyLiNe_GtR-34]

what year,engine,model,firebird is the fastest.quarter mile time

[Blue02R6]

I'm pretty sure the fastest is still the 89 TTA. It had a turbo 3.8L buick engine. Of course I could be mistaken.

[PowerCrazy]

ah, but you're forgeting the old firebirds that carried the 455, i have a feeling that would have eatin a 89TTA alive for breakfest lunch and dinner.

[Ilovefirebirds]

Don't Firehawks play a significant role in the speed contest? Or is it just their acceleration that is unbeatable?

[SkyLiNe_GtR-34]

what is the quarter mile timesof those cars

[daveshapellSVT]

i'd say the fastest is the Firehawk produced in 02.. the 89 Turbo 3.8 was fast but only like mid 13's -high 13's.. i bet a firehawk could hit low 13's...

[tamatt27]

By fastest 1/4 time, do you mean lowest E.T or fastest MPH? The TTA ran mid to low 13's I think, but the new LS1 'Hawks could probably do that too. The SD455's were fast too, not sure about 1/4 times though.

[FormulaLT1]

Both the GTA 89 (13.7 -14.1 1/4) and 455 Firebird where fast although if your talking about the 74 + when GM got hit with the new emissions laws those where dogs with a quarter time of like 15.0 . but earlier versions yielded like in the high 13's 1/4 wise and while these are very impressive a 2002 SLP Firehawk would dominate these cars in stock trim as well as to top speed.

[petereggy]

the 1973 trans am ran the 1/4 in 13.53 @ 104 with an auto and 3.42 gears the sd455 put out 310hp so if it had the 1970 ram air 5 motor making 500 horses then you imagine what the time would be but Im not sure the ram air 5 was a preduction motor so then 2nd to that is the ram air 4 making 370hp either the ram air 5 would put the t/a into the 11's easily

[FormulaLT1]

I have never driven a 455 (any of the versions) so I'm going by what the magazines and websites say they should do but 11's out of a stock Early 70's car would be amazing. But I never heard from anyone nor did I read they where that fast any where so. They must be a hidden Gem

[petereggy]

early 70's 455 made insane amounts of torque and alot of hp too its just firebirds were to big to realy utilize the power....

out of a 74 455 with a new cam, new exhaust and a compession bump of 3 points you gain almost 200 horse power..... just shows you the potential from those early pontiac motors

[PowerCrazy]

pre-emmisions 455's and similar engines did make huge power, their problem was getting traction- so an out of the box 455 firebird might not be that good in a 1/4 but add some suspension to get the power down and it will lower the time quite a bit.

[hqdrummer]

my buddys 2000 firehawk 6 speed runs mid to low 13's stock but i does have billistein suspension

[89birdowner]

ok guys here are some ratings

1989 20th anniversary turbo trans am 3.8L
0-60: 5.2 seconds 1/4 mile: 13.9 sec

1993 trans am 5.7L
0-60:6.3 seconds 1.4 mile: 14.8 sec

1998 trans am 5.7L
0-60: 5.1 seconds 1/4 mile: 13.4 sec

2002 trans am 5.7L
0-60: 5.3 seconds 1/4 mile" 13.7 sec

2002 trans am WS6 5.7L
0-60: 5.1 seconds 1/4 mile: 13.3 sec

hope this helps.

[FormulaLT1]

Originally Posted by 89birdowner

1993 trans am 5.7L
0-60:6.3 seconds 1.4 mile: 14.8 sec

OK , I know that the 93 was different than the 94 - 97 LT1's (smaller injector's, Speed density instead of Mass Air , Different computer setting , Different Auto Tranny and I have noticed that in most web sites and magazines they show a pretty big drop in the 0 -60 and 1/4 mile from 93 - 94 but there is no way in hell unless your like 20000 feet above sea level and 130 + Temp outside that a 93 LT1 can't do better than those number's