my dad has a 1981 turbo trans am (301) and the mechanic wants to get rid of the smog pump i know it will clean up the under side of the hood and a little weight but how much horsepower will u gain if any at all

 

When I disconnect my power steering pump at the track it's worth ~ 1/10 in the 1/4. So figure ~ 10 hp. Even if a smog pump is only half that, plus the weight savings, it's worth it. The way you chop 4 tenths off your time can be with a big change like spending a grand on aluminum heads, or a bunch of little improvements added up.

I finally scored a manual Camaro steering box, complete with arm, for 35 bucks. Now all I have to do is find a matching drag link and I can dump the power steering permanently.

 

i dont figure its even worth 10hp, but every little bit counts. so you might as well do it

 

You won't feel it in the seat of your pants but it's worth it just to clean up some of the mass of hoses under the hood. Looks better and you get better access to work on other stuff under the hood.

 

better save that stuff .worth lots of resale dollars, not worth a lot of gained hp when removed on a car with 150 hp anyway

 

yea we took the whole motor apart new rings, bearings, turbo rebuild, cam, etc. so the smog pump is gonna go.... and btw i believe the stock turbo 301 cars to b like 210 225 hp oooweee

 

Weren't the turbo T/A's pretty much a joke performance wise? I remember seeing a few, and they looked cool, but I've always heard that they were dogs.

 

Wasn't it 200hp?
Yah those cars were slow.. 200hp and 3800 pounds....

 

Yep they are dogs..CarbedHotAir's are slugs
I've droped to a 14.8 @ 93mph with a 2.4 60' time, 3 psi boost on launch and having to count to 2 before going WOT so I don't roast the tires...Nope They are just CarbedHotAirSlugs

 

Different motor.

 

Yes I know it's a diff motor But you here the same thing about the pre SFI/IC 3.8. Sorry don't have the ET's for a 81. As you can see that run about the same ET. With a MSD 6BTM, alky kit, cold air kit and some DR's the car can drop 2.5 off it's ET easy..That's the point I was making...

1983 Regal T Type 16.95 79.96 9.2 Popular Hot Rodding 4/83

1980 Turbo Trans Am 16.5 8.0 Motor Trend 11/79
1980 Turbo Trans Am 16.30 86.78 Hot Rod 3/80
1980 Turbo Trans Am 17.5 80.0 Road & Track 4/80
1980 Turbo Trans Am 16.64 84.11 Popular Hot Rodding 6/80
1980 Turbo Trans Am 17.02 82.10 9.05 Motor Trend 6/80

 

Did you know that the 301T in the turbo TA was #1 on Hot Rod Magazines top ten *worst* V8 engines ever built?

My cousin had one, it was dismally slow. 17.00 in the 1/4 sounds about right. It couldnt even keep up with my quad 4 Cutlass at the time. When Hot Rod published their list, he sold the car in disgust.

The 301T is a waste of time and money. You are far better off pulling it and replacing it with a larger displacement Pontiac motor. The heads sucked, they had poor oiling and were notoriouse for spinning bearings if you reved them too high.

 

yes yes i know the car is a slug which is probably the reason why i myself have a 93 z28 m6 with a 383 going in this winter. my dad jsut thought the 301t would be a neat car to just cruise around in. ive seen the performance numbers dissapointing but basically just a fri nite cruiser type of car the z will b the track ****