I was sitting at a stoplight and a guy in a black/gold Trans-Am pulls up next to me. I saw the 6.6 written on the scoop, and thought no-way could I take a 6.6L V8. When the light changed the guy burned some rubber, so I took off at full throttle. I was able to jump a half car on him, because he was still spinning and my Toyo’s hooked up perfectly. I pulled on him by 1 car before 60.

This car looked like it came straight out of Smokey and the Bandit. How fast are those things supposed to be?
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You get 10 points just for nostalgia! I have no idea how fast those old firebirds are, but a picture of the kill would be priceless.

 

Not suprised you beat him, depending on the year of the T/A due to emissions and all that garbage certian model years of the 6.6 only had ~225 HP and were not very quick. They would spin the tires all day long though.

Here are some quick stats I found,

77-79 T/A
"The 400 was standard and the 403 olds came into play. The W72 400 CID had 200 HP at 3600 RPM with 325-lb./ft torque at 2200 RPM. The L-78 had 180 HP at 3600 RPM, with325-lb/ft torque at 1600 RPM."

 

If the scoop says "6.6 Litre", that's the Olds 403 motor under the hood. If it says T/A 6.6, that's the Pontiac 400 under the hood. I'm not surprised you walked away- the Olds-engined cars typically had 2.39 rear gears. My old Z('80), in stock configuration (190hp 350, about 16.7 1/4 time), got spanked by a Mazda MX-6. Today, however, many are surprised by the "revitalized" engine (350hp, 400ft.lbs) and trans (T56 6-speed manual) setup.

Todd