Fire Hawk or WS-6

[4ndrms]

I don't know to much about transam/firebirds,but what's the retail for those and which ones faster? Thanks

[4ndrms]

So none of you 4 that are browsing this forum don't know?

[4ndrms]

Damn

[4ndrms]

Nobody knows

[4ndrms]

come on people

[-cy-]

Alright, most of my info is "if i remember right" so don't take any of this as word of god, but here it goes anyways.

The firehawk, is modded by SLP (i believe) and most if not all have superchargers (i think), but either way they were made in very limited quantities and have a fair amount of stuff on them, retail i have no idea since they aren't something you see around a lot.

The WS6 is the equivilant of the Camaro SS. It is the Formula/Trans Am with Ram-Air (the hood, the semi-functioning ram air) and frame/suspension upgrades (handling package). I believe its stuff like subframe connectors and stuff like that. Those retail somewhere in the neigborhood of $30,000.

[4ndrms]

what kind of power do they have?thanks

[-cy-]

The WS6 is 325hp/350 ft-lbs, and the firehawk is like 345hp i think. Go to Chevrolet's sight, go to camaro, then clubs/groups or something, the to SLP engeneering then you can check out the firehawk from there.

[Blackbird01]

Firehawk is made by SLP.
GM ships the Trans Am to SLP and it is converted to a Firehawk by adding:

Suspension Upgrades
Hood
Rims
Less restrictive Catback exhaust

They are roughly the same in performance.
Firehawk is more rare however, and also more expensive.
No Firehawks come from the factory supercharged....NONE.

[4ndrms]

my cousin said that the WS-6s are faster than the SS,he has a 00 camaro SS

[lrwier]

I understand those cars equipped with supercharged engines tend to have greater problems than those without it.

[Blackbird01]

4ndrms: Your cousin's smoking crack. They are the same car. Any WS6 that is faster then an SS is mearly coincidental.

The Firehawk DOES NOT COME SUPERCHARGED. So I guess you don't have to worry about it breaking then, huh? All SLP does is remove the factory suspension, and replace parts of it with Bilstein Suspension components, replace the factory hood, decals, some emblems on the interior, and they swap exhausts for one that is slightly less restrictive.

In the end, you are getting a car that is the same performance wise, but is more rare. That is all.

[4ndrms]

Originally posted by Blackbird01
4ndrms: Your cousin's smoking crack. They are the same car. Any WS6 that is faster then an SS is mearly coincidental.

I didn't belive him either,but I thought he would know since he has a SS

[Pikachoo]

They are the same car. Any WS6 that is faster then an SS is mearly coincidental.

I seem to remember somewhere out there on the net an article by ?Road and Track?(maybe, can't remember), and they did the 10 fastest production vehicles. I think there was a price limit on retail value, but I don't remember what it was. That doesn't matter anyway. But I remember that the trans am was 0.1-0.3 sec(or close to it) faster than the camaro.

They did point out in the article that this was merely a phenomenon where sometimes tolerances add up and sometimes they don't. They are the same car.

(can I possibly get any more vague lol) :bonghitte

[Blackbird01]

Most drivers tend to believe the reason the WS6 is somehow slightly faster is due to its more functional "ram air" setup.
The SS hood flows air very poorly whereas the WS6 hood is VERY functional.
I'm not sure whether I believe it is the reason or not.