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Old 08-29-2013, 05:13 PM
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These cars confuse me and I'm the biggest Firehawk fan how is the WS6 slower but it has 5 more HP and I know in 96 they revises the cats but how come the Fire hawks HP didn't go up with out the optional exhaust. Also what's the difference between the Ram Air on the WS6 vs the Firehawk's.
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Originally Posted by LT1 fanatic 9494
These cars confuse me and I'm the biggest Firehawk fan how is the WS6 slower but it has 5 more HP and I know in 96 they revises the cats but how come the Fire hawks HP didn't go up with out the optional exhaust. Also what's the difference between the Ram Air on the WS6 vs the Firehawk's.
Dont get hung up on what GM rated the Fbodies at in peak power, they are pretty much all underrated.
The "Ram Air" hoods in stock form truly do little to nothing for power. Even if they did you would have to be going well into the triple digits in speed to see any "ram air" effect.
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Originally Posted by LT1 fanatic 9494
These cars confuse me and I'm the biggest Firehawk fan how is the WS6 slower but it has 5 more HP and I know in 96 they revises the cats but how come the Fire hawks HP didn't go up with out the optional exhaust. Also what's the difference between the Ram Air on the WS6 vs the Firehawk's.
The hoods and air box were slightly different. Some '97 Hawks got the WS6 hood, including all of the LT4 cars.
I would recommend getting a copy of the book "Firehawk, Fiercest of the Firebirds." It explains all of the little details that changed from year to year on the Hawks, along with a ton of other infromation.



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