What is the difference between a WS6 and a formula Trans Am?

Answer 1

The WS6 performance suspension option was availble for both the Pontiac Firebird Formula and the Pontiac Trans-Am. The WS6 is a suspension modification. The differences between a Formula and a Trans Am vary greatly depending on the model year in question. In the 3rd generation F-Body, both Formula and Trans-Am were availble with the WS6, 5.0 or 5.7 motor 4 wheel disc or rear wheel drum and a variety of gearing in the rear differential. However a manual transmission was only availble in a 5 speed with a 305 from 82-92 regardless. Also availble was the GTA (Gold Trans-Am) and in 1989 a Trans-Am with a turbocharged 3.8 in response to the turbocharged Buick Grand National. The hood on a Trans Am has vents in it while a Formula hood has a cowl that was used for a primitive air incution on the carburated and throttle body 305 motor. Some earlier Trans Am models were also equiped with the cowl hood as well. Also Trans-Am had a boxier body kit and in the 4th generation 93-02 it featered a forced induction hood and raised spoiler. The WS6 suspension itself included stiffer springs with a lower ride height and WS6 center caps for the wheels. So depending on the options ordered for the vehicle in question there can be both many similarities as well as differences. But a Formula is not the same as a Trans-Am and a WS6 is not a car its an option for a car.