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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 11:12 AM
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Default Appearance Diff. of TransAm and Ram Air

What is the difference from teh outside of a TransAm and a TA Ram-Air?..is the hood bigger or something...?
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 11:18 AM
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you are a trans am nerd.. cant you tell the diff between a ws6 to a firebird
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 11:25 AM
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hheheh yea man its the hood at leaste apperance wise. other then that its just a lil better suspension bigger rims and thats it if i recall.
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 11:41 AM
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The hood and the suspension package, along with a couple extra ponies.
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1POWER98
you are a trans am nerd.. cant you tell the diff between a ws6 to a firebird
i wasnt referring to the firebird u damn disgrace...read the post again and dont be so quick to reply without fully understanding the question...dumbass. I have a RamAir and I know someone who has a TransAm and he says its not ram air but looks exactly like mines.
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by TransAmNerd
i wasnt referring to the firebird u damn disgrace...read the post again and dont be so quick to reply without fully understanding the question...dumbass. I have a RamAir and I know someone who has a TransAm and he says its not ram air but looks exactly like mines.
If the hood is flat and you have just two nostrils in the front bumper you have a non-ram air Bird. If you have a hood with two additional nostrils on top of the two nostrils in the front bumper you either have a WS6 or a Bird with an aftermarket ram air hood. If you don't know what you have I would guess it's a non-ram air car because the things are pretty flaming.
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 05:28 PM
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thanx
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 05:49 PM
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the WS-6 Ram Air has a taller air box for the Ram Air hood that won't fit under the regular T/A or Firebird hood.
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by TransAmNerd
i wasnt referring to the firebird u damn disgrace...read the post again and dont be so quick to reply without fully understanding the question...dumbass. I have a RamAir and I know someone who has a TransAm and he says its not ram air but looks exactly like mines.
He was obviously joking with you, so there's no need to get as defensive and harsh as you did. So take it easy.....

And just for your information, it is not normally called a "Ram Air" Trans Am. It is a Trans Am WS6.

Here is a picture of each for you so you can see it:

Normal Trans Am (note the flat hood and smaller stock wheels)-


Trans Am WS6 (note the "nostrils" on the hood and larger wheels)-


There is also the Formula (which looks like a V6 Firebird, but has the LS1) and the Firehawk (which can come in a few different formats, but has the LS1).

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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 12:46 AM
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I think the 2nd "Formula" in the post above meant to say "Firehawk".
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Razzak
I think the 2nd "Formula" in the post above meant to say "Firehawk".
Yes it was, thanks! Edited post above...
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 01:41 PM
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The RPO codes are the only way to determine if it is a true WS6.
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Scotty-Z
He was obviously joking with you, so there's no need to get as defensive and harsh as you did. So take it easy.....

And just for your information, it is not normally called a "Ram Air" Trans Am. It is a Trans Am WS6.

Here is a picture of each for you so you can see it:

Normal Trans Am (note the flat hood and smaller stock wheels)-


Trans Am WS6 (note the "nostrils" on the hood and larger wheels)-


There is also the Formula (which looks like a V6 Firebird, but has the LS1) and the Firehawk (which can come in a few different formats, but has the LS1).
Yea sorry bout that...I am goin through a depression and i got mad when i read what you wrote..hope u didnt take it personally -sorry
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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Maybe it's just my eyes, but the picture of the SOM Ws6 looks like the doors are kinda sucked in a bit more than the TA... probably just the angle of the shot.
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by FelixIlka
Maybe it's just my eyes, but the picture of the SOM Ws6 looks like the doors are kinda sucked in a bit more than the TA... probably just the angle of the shot.
Its your eyes. They're the same.
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by TransAmNerd
Yea sorry bout that...I am goin through a depression and i got mad when i read what you wrote..hope u didnt take it personally -sorry
Don't worry about it. You didn't say it to me, you said it to LS1POWER98. No biggie!
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Old Feb 4, 2005 | 07:24 AM
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Can't We All Just Get Along!!! Lmao

Jk.....
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