Omar23109

Is this the wing that the 1998 ws-6's came with?
Idk if im tripping but it seems too small.
Sorry if posted in the wrong place
Thanks in advance

Chaos07

Honestly i dont think that it would come with that wing all of the WS-6 came with the big wing maybe its some sorta conversion thingy

chasgiv3

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That's not the stock wing.

97ramsst

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Thats a Firebird hatch (not just a wing.) All Trans Ams came with the high hatch regardless if they were WS6s or not. And all Formulas came with that wing...WS6 or not. That wing has been swapped...no doubt.

Omar23109

so what would be the best way to tell if its a real trans am/ws6 or not?
carfax?

1995blacktattop

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LS1's yes, but some 94-96 and maybe even 97 LT1 T/A's had the lower firebird hatch. the uplevel hatch RPO T43 was a $375 option in the LT1 years (except i think 93 where all T/A's were GT's and had it)

MJK

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Look on the driver door jam for the RPO sticker. It should have the RPO code Y82 if I'm not mistaken.

sxracerb25

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Could this not be a Formula WS6? Thought a Formula would have this wing even if the formula had the WS6 package?

lemons12

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Front bumper
Rear bumper
Side skirts

Those are all Trans Am.. The hatch is the only formula/V6 part on the car. Chances are it was the piece that was swapped. No way to tell by looking at is what was actually done. You can't tell either from photos if it is a true Ws6 car.

sxracerb25

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Oh, alright I see.

blk/slvr02ss

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I have heard there are Ram Air Formula's and i no a girl who has one who says' it's real.

sgm98ws6

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Inside driverside door there will be 3 letter / number codes. Look for one that says WS6.

whitdog54

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This is true, but this car is all trans am apperence except for the hatch. Just look at the RPO codes in the door jam. Or ask the owner was up.

No lie, Im actually liking the trans am set up w/ the firebird hatch.

stockwellsm

This is of course not proof but, maybe the reason why you have that smaller spoiler on the rear. I've read on different forums and mags (one or the other) that the smaller spoiler puts better downforce on the vehicle than a Trans Am's, again speculation but, maybe the previous owner changed it out...etc., etc. Other than that the posts above are correct check the VIN and should give you the answer but, definetly not a stock spoiler.

JohnnyBs98WS6Rag

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Yeah, that car is an abortion. Never built that way. Something was changed, most likely the hatch. Less likely the front end and doors and TA ground effects.

For the record, in '96 when the "outwardly badged" WS6 "ram air" option was introduced, the uplift spoiler was still an option on T/As (not avail on Formulas unless it was via SLP on a Formula Firehawk). There were a few '96 T/A WS6s built w/o the T43 uplift spoiler. It may have become a "mandatory option" or was added to the WS6 package sometime during the '96 MY. By '97, all T/A WS6s had the T43 spoiler and it was still apparently an option on T/A as there were a few '97 T/As built w/o this uplift spoiler. By '98, the uplift spoiler was included on all T/As, regardless of whether it was a WS6 or not.

1995blacktattop

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yeah i had heard T43 was a mandatory option with the WS6. i've never seen one without it. After i added the WS6 hood to my car and someone asked me what year it was they said "oh so you added the WS6 spoiler as well?" Apparently they didn't realize that the non WS6 t/a could be had with the spoiler or without. they though none of the non WS6's had it which i think is kind of funny because you rarely see the non uplevel spoiler LT1 T/A's. I guess they were probably more common back when the cars were new but now you rarely see them without the uplevel spoiler.