For those of you who don’t already know, I am the proud owner of a 2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS6. When I bought her back in July of 2007, she was 100% stock. I started out slow, suspension first: Koni 14-way adjustable shocks, Strano Performance springs and BMR subframe connectors.
Enter Phase Two.
The car, affectionately known as “Kristanna” dubbed as such based on the character of the Terminatrix in Terminator 3, Rise of the Machines, played by Kristanna Loken—is now at the shop, Billy Ranck Motorsports here in Fort Worth, Texas where she’s getting more life. MS3 Cam kit, full Kooks/Magnaflow exhaust, an underdrive pulley, and a ported 92/92mm F.A.S.T./Nick Williams intake manifold/throttle body. In the front, a bigger lid w/a K&N air filter. More suspension work, with a dual adjustable, chrome moly panhard bar. With an aggressive yet daily drivable tune, we’re aiming for 430rwhp. I just found out from Billy that the exhaust and cam are finished up, and he’s actually waiting on me to bring him the Borla tips (dual, angle-cut, intercooled) and the panhard bar—which I’d already purchased. He’s also waiting on some V-Band clamps for the exhaust, so it’s currently open header, and sounds like a “dirty, nasty race car”. So I’m headed out to the shop this evening w/the parts and a video camera to document the new sound. I’m going to post up the videos to YouTube once I get back, probably by the end of the week, so you can hear for yourself.
Phase two will wrap up the most of the Trans Am Project, until my house is finished and I’m moved in…then I’ll get accustomed to the additional power, and probably next will replace the rear end and harden the transmission. We’ll call that Phase Three. Phase Four will be the LSX swap, putting the built LS1 into my ’93 Chevy Truck, which will be another project in and of itself. Eventually, there will be a D1 Procharger atop the built LSX, and possibly a twin turbo powered LS1 in the truck.
Stay tuned.
