{"id":82324,"date":"2022-08-24T18:44:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T23:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=82324"},"modified":"2022-09-13T14:01:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T19:01:31","slug":"1979-trans-am-with-a-supercharged-ls3-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=82324","title":{"rendered":"1979 Trans Am with a Supercharged LS3 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=89942\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-89942\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"89942\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=89942\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-02.jpg?fit=1440%2C1078&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1078\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1979 Pontiac Trans Am with a Supercharged LS3 V8 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1979 Pontiac Trans Am with a Supercharged LS3 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C898&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C449&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1979 Pontiac Trans Am with a Supercharged LS3 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-89942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C449&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C898&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-02.jpg?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-02.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mbhotrods.com\/\">Metal Brothers Hot Rods<\/a> built this 1979 Firebird Trans Am for owner Jeff Kountz at their company in Theodore, Alabama. It is powered by a supercharged LS3 V8 featuring a Whipple supercharger, Detroit Speed headers, and stainless steel exhaust. A T56 Magnum six-speed manual transmission sends power to a rear end with 3.50 gears. The Trans Am rids on a Detroit front and rear suspension with Wilwood 13-inch disc brakes behind <a href=\"https:\/\/forgeline.com\/wheel\/ta3\">Forgeline TA3<\/a> Heritage Series wheels (18&#215;10, 19&#215;13). Metal Brothers Hot Rods installed a 1970 front and rear body and covered everything in custom green metallic paint. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Rjd9N3AANKs\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=89941\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-89941\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"89941\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=89941\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=2407%2C1577&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2407,1577\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1979 Pontiac Trans Am with a Supercharged LS3 V8 01\" 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100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=89947\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-89947\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"89947\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=89947\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-07.jpg?fit=2500%2C1662&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1662\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1979 Pontiac Trans Am with a Supercharged LS3 V8 07\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1979 Pontiac Trans Am with a Supercharged LS3 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-07.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-07.jpg?resize=600%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1979 Pontiac Trans Am with a Supercharged LS3 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-89947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-07.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-07.jpg?resize=1200%2C798&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-07.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-07.jpg?resize=1536%2C1021&amp;ssl=1 1536w, 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data-orig-size=\"1078,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1979 Pontiac Trans Am with a Supercharged LS3 V8 08\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1979 Pontiac Trans Am with a Supercharged LS3 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-08.jpg?fit=898%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-08.jpg?resize=600%2C801&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1979 Pontiac Trans Am with a Supercharged LS3 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"801\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-89948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-08.jpg?resize=600%2C801&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-08.jpg?resize=898%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 898w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-08.jpg?resize=768%2C1026&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-08.jpg?w=1078&amp;ssl=1 1078w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=89951\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-89951\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"89951\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=89951\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-11.jpg?fit=960%2C926&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,926\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1979 Pontiac Trans Am with a Supercharged LS3 V8 11\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1979 Pontiac Trans Am with a Supercharged LS3 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-11.jpg?fit=960%2C926&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-11.jpg?resize=600%2C579&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1979 Pontiac Trans Am with a Supercharged LS3 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"579\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-89951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-11.jpg?resize=600%2C579&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-11.jpg?resize=768%2C741&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am-with-a-Supercharged-LS3-V8-11.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/mbhotrods.com\/1979-trans-am\/\">Metal Brothers Hot Rods<\/a> (build album), <a href=\"https:\/\/fuelcurve.com\/jeff-kountz-1979-pontiac-trans-am\/\">Fuel Curve<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/forgeline.com\/customer-gallery\/jeff-kountz\">Forgeline<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metal Brothers Hot Rods built this 1979 Firebird Trans Am for owner Jeff Kountz at their company in Theodore, Alabama. It is powered by a supercharged LS3 V8 featuring a Whipple supercharger, Detroit Speed headers, and stainless steel exhaust. A T56 Magnum six-speed manual transmission sends power to a rear end with 3.50 gears. The&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=82324\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1979 Trans Am with a Supercharged LS3 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":89941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-firebird"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":147356,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=147356","url_meta":{"origin":82324,"position":0},"title":"1978 Pontiac Trans Am with a LS3 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"V8 Speed & Resto in Red Bud, Illinois was tasked with upgrading the performance in this 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. The company performed an engine swap and paired that with a modern drivetrain and suspension. 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