{"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-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" 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\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" 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. 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