Tales from SRK: Built Trans-Am and LS3 Swapped Mustang Do Battle

By Marcus Slater - January 29, 2014

Put two 400-something horsepower muscle cars on a road next to each other and… Well, you know what happens next.

The camera car is an ’02 Trans-AM with a forged shortblock and a built 4L80E. I love the WS6 and all… but this Mustang really stands out. For one thing it’s running an LS3, which really gets rid of the main problem with all S197 Mustang GTs. Ford’s modular platform ironically sucked for modding. The LS3 doesn’t.

Head to the thread here for more pics and discussion!

Tags: LS3, Mustang, S197, street race

Tales from SRK: Built Trans-Am and LS3 Swapped Mustang Do Battle

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