While I generally don’t like to feature videos of an LS1-powered vehicle getting beat up on the drag strip, this week’s Drag Racer video has one LS1 car getting beaten in a win-light-only grudge match “King of the Street” event. The participants are a 4th gen Chevrolet Camaro SS and a 4th gen Pontiac Firebird Trans […] More »

This week’s Dyno Blast video features a 1968 Pontiac Firebird powered by a 382 cubic inch LS1 engine. There is no mod list for this bright red ’68 Firebird but based on the fact that it is an LS1 measuring 382 cubic inches, we know that it has been enlarged from 5.7 liters to 6.3 […] More »

“The 1979 Trans Am. A new breed of wow!” – screamed the advertisements of the day. The Firebird was 12-years old when this version hit the streets. This year’s model sported a new body-colored urethane beak, ported headlights and a low black grille. The tail was redesigned too and a dark louver concealed the rear […] More »

After dragging bumper, this nitrous-injected Firebird gets waaaayyyy out of control, as it pitches full-lock left and then full-lock right before crossing the center line and almost nailing the Oldsmobile in the other lane. Was the driver a true warrior or was it dumb luck he didn’t hit the wall? I’m going with the former; […] More »

For this week’s Throwback video, I have dug up the original 1998 Pontiac Firebird commercial which introduced the TV world to the LS1 powered Pontiac muscle car. This clip features three late 4th generation Firebirds rolling through a battered urban area (that very well could be Detroit.) The soundtrack is provided by the then-new LS1 V8…revving […] More »

Michelin Presents Weekly Wallpaper: A 1968 Pontiac Firebird Convertible. In 1968, Richard M. Nixon won the presidential election, Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby scared the hell out of audiences in theaters and the Pontiac Firebird spooked the competition with its 400 cu in 6.6 L Ram Air II V8. This black beauty sports the optional hood tach which makes this convertible a […] More »

This week’s Drag Race video takes us to Germany, where we see an LS1 powered 4th generation Pontiac Firebird racing against an LS1 powered 4th gen Chevrolet Camaro. Nothing is known about either of these two cars outside of the engine (which is fairly obvious), but this presents a good example of American muscle in […] More »