New owner - 1997 trans-am

**1997transam** · 11-24-2013, 12:09 PM

Hey guys,

I'm from Ontario Canada and I just bought a 1997 trans-am today.
It is my first F-body (My first G.M product actually!)

Unfortunately it has a broken 10 bolt rear. I am thinking of getting a drop in 12 bolt (new or used)
Nevertheless, I am pretty excited about my purchase and looking forward to learning from this site.

Here are some pictures and the mod list for the car.

1997 Trans-Am M6 with a T-Top (155k miles, but motor has 50k miles)

Motor:
-01 5.3L LM7 Iron Block (truck harness with truck PCM)
-LS2 Timing Chain
-Ported LS6 Heads (hand ported by a local)
-TSP Torquer V2 cam 112 lsa
-.600 Lift Valve Springs
-Chromoly Pushrods
-BBK SSI intake manifold
-Ported Throttle body
-25% underdrive pulley
-ARP Crank bolt
-Billet Tensioner
-Ported/Shimmed oil pump
-Braided Throttle Cable
-Vibrant 90* Elbow
-LS6 85mm MAF
-Moroso CAI
-255LPH Walboro Fuel pump
-LT rad, 1 11/32 core vs an LS 15/16 core

Driveline:
-ACT clutch with 6 puck disk
-New Slave w/ Drill mod
-Ajustable Master
-Pro 5.0 Power Tower with Hurst Stick and Q Ball
-Tick stage2 T56 (cf blocker rings, steel 3-4 fork, new 1-2 & 3-4 syncros, brass fork pads)
-LS1 Aluminum Driveshaft
-Poly trans mount and solid motor mounts

Exhaust:
-Pacesetter Ceramic coated LT Headers
-3in collectors, catless y and a straight magnaflow dumped before the rear end

Suspension:
-UMI Subframe Connectors
-Eibach Lowering Springs
-Rear LCA Relocation Brackets
-Tubular LCA with roto joints

Tires and brakes:
-17" WS6 Speedline Wheels
-Mickey Thompson ET Street Radial II's - 315/35R17
-12" LS1 Front Brakes

Exterior:
-cyber grey paint (O.E. cyber gray from the vette)
-H4 Conversion lighting with brass gear kit
-CETA Panel
-LS Honey comb Tails

Looking forward to learning from you and from this site.

Thanks
Brian

**KahanaReef** · 11-24-2013, 04:22 PM

Welcome to the site, Brian! Very clean looking car with an impressive mod list as well.

**pajeff02** · 11-28-2013, 02:43 AM

Nice looking car with some healthy mods. What were her track times before the 10 bolt expired?

BTW: The dude in the yellow shirt cracked me up... that's funny.

**1997transam** · 11-28-2013, 02:14 PM

12.64 at 110 MPH on a 1.79 60 ft with drag radials.

I have a video of him running a 13.0 at 109 with a very easy launch, and it sounds like he was shifting a bit early (6000rpm) and being easy on the shifts.
The engine powerband is peaky, but the owner told me he did not want to stress the rod bolts too much.

I will get it on a dyno sometime in the spring to see how much more power there is between 6000-6500 rpm.
The cam is quite large for a 5.3, so if it dies off after 6k, ill probably pull the cam and put in something that gives me more torque.