Smithwick88

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So, you know when you do something new or maybe different and you want to show other enthusiasts? Well, this is my new stuff on recently purchased 150k 2002 A4 Formula.

Before:









After (so far):







I didn't have time to take any more pics tonight but if the weather permits tomorrow I will take it out and get some better all around pics.

As of today I have done the following:
(bought used)
SLP lid
85 mm MAF
4 x WS6 wheels powdered custom (matte gunmetal bronze)
Magnaflow catback w/ 4 in single outlet tips (tips getting powdered same as wheels currently)
Stripped tail light center panel

(bought new)
Smooth bellow
Crappy spark plug wires
NGK plugs
Detroit TrueTrac LSD
3.23 Richmond gears
2 x cooper Zeon RS3-A (up front)
2 x cooper Zeon RS3-S (out back)
Replacement DRL/blinker lamps
Autolumination LED DRL/Blinker switchbacks (Amber/White)
PONTIAC lettering for back in dark gray metallic
PONTIAC lettering for headlight in dark gray metallic
Front liscense plate cover graphics two tone dark gray metallic/silver metallic
Silver metallic door/rocker panel lettering for lid

(sitting in my garage)
243 heads off LS4 (used)
COMP 918's with Titanium retainers (used)
More NGK spark plugs (new)
MSD plug wires (new)
LS2 lifter trays (new)
LS7 lifters (new)
180 degree thermostat (new)
Founders LCA relocation brackets (new)
Summit Racing heads replacement hardware kit (new)
Plus all of the stock BS I took off

Parts wanted list:
BBK headers and Y pipe
Any decent cold air/ram air kit
Tune (hopefully the merv can help me out!)
Small cam, > Z06 but < 228/228 on 112
Eventually a hardened T56 built for street/canyon carving.

Please leave me any feedback or suggestions. Let me know any ffedback on my parts wanted list to please. Thanks!

justin hover

Get a ws6 hood to set it off

Mista Blazer

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ditto to the WS6 hood, or something along that style. i think it looks pretty clean as is. but never been a huge fan of the front/rear bumper i always likeed the TA style

Smithwick88

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I figured someone would say WS6 hood. I like the sleek beak personally. I had a trans am for my last car and the thing I didn't like about it were the factory ground effects/rocker panels. I love the streamlined look of a "fighter jet" plus the possible sleeper effect it has on people who think they know F-bodies otherwise I would have bought a trans am because they are a lot easier to find. Let's just say that if I did get a WS6 hood it would be VFN's fiberglass WS6 hood because I like the way the outer ridge is sharper than normal WS6 hoods near the cowl. The bad thing about that is that I've heard VFN hoods have fitment issues and I don't have the money right now to get one ordered shipped and painted right away.

This is the best pic I could find to show you what I'm saying...

this is "stroked383HSR" trans am

Cajun ELESS-ONE

get a cat back/exhaust and ditch those ugly tips lol

Smithwick88

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I have a magnaflow on it right now and the tips (4in silos) are at the powder coater for the same color as the wheels but gloss instead of matte. That's why I didn't take any pictures of the car from the back or even move it to take better pictures.

justin455

WS6 hoods look better on Trans Ams. For Formulas...raptor hood is where it's at.

RJDio

where is your Formula badges on the doors?

Cajun ELESS-ONE

the powder coated tips would look different. I like the way the duel tips look on trans ams thought

justin hover

Yeah..where are those badges?. My vfm hood fits great btw

Nathan C

I'm guessing he took them off, along with the side molding. He did have the factory Formula exhaust tips, so it is an LS1 car. OP, I like it.

Smithwick88

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to justin455:

That hood looks damn good

to RJDio:

When I bought the car it had crappy firehawk graphics and I couldn't justify keeping those. I always take off all of my trim and badges anyways so I stripped them all.

to Cajun ELESS-ONE:

I went with dual duals on my last trans am and it tucked really good but I love the way the single 4 inchers look behind the firebird/formula rear bumper cover. I'll post pics as soon as they get put on.

to justin hover:

Which VFN hood do you have, like, is it a pin on or bolt on and is it the WS6 or the WS9 outlaw? How much was it to paint?

to Nathan C:

Thanks sir, when I bought it it had a flowmaster with the stock tips welded back up.

1961ba427

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^^This^^ and a TA hatch/spoiler

Smithwick88

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If I did that it would almost be the exact same car lol. Have to have some remaining ingenuity.

SinisterZ28

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Raptor, wsq or smoothie q hood, and get some pasesetter or better long tubes and get you a bomber pin up girl on the fenders( fighter jet)

Smithwick88

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I heard bbk's have great fitment and clearance which I will need when I start doing suspension. Plus it doesn't really matter if I get headers with 3inch collectors because my catback is only 3 inches at it's largest.

LT1RAY

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I have a set of coated BBK's I'm selling next month. They have about 2k on them and look great. ORY is included as well. Send me a PM if your interested.

RJDio

oh man, I'd put those formula badges back on, Formulas are rare Fbody and I always crack a smile when I see them. Even my 10 year old daughter will tell me when she sees a Formula.

Daniel Richards

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this and a T/A rear bumper, subtle yet aggressive, nothing wrong with the Firebird/Formula front bumper (I never can decide which front bumper I like more). The rear bumper is the biggest failure for the Firebird/Formula's, well that and that puddle collector they call a rear spoiler.

SteveWs6

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You have a really clean Formula. Do it how you want to do it! These guys have good ideas though, just make sure you do what makes you happy with it. I do like that Raptor hood for it though especially over a WS6 hood- for the Formula.

You definitely have a lot of great parts to start off with for it!