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Greatest Cars Ever 4th Gen F-bodies by Matt

— I love my car! It looks amazing. the aerodynamics are great. It is easily modified. There is a huge aftermarket for it . You can change anything you want and build it to whatever power level you would... Read More

Loved It, Wish I Still Had It, Will Always Miss It by Aaron

— I loved this car and will miss it forever! Preformance-Acceleration, top speed, handleing and breaking were FANTASTIC for a 4000lbp 3.8L V6 (I got it to 120 MPH) Build Quality- I didnt have mutch luck... Read More

One Of Pontiac's Greatest Achievements! by Shannon

— I've driven this car for 2 years now and i tell you it still drives like the day i got it. It has the WS6 performance package so power and handling is never an issue. its always eager to spin the ... Read More

1997 Pontiac Firebird Overview

Like the 1997 Camaro, the Pontiac Firebird represented the last of the style first revamped in 1993. It runs like the muscle car it is: gas inefficiently, but fun. GM's Series II 3800 V6 has pickup like a much bigger engine, making for an ever-exciting ride. The ultimate in Firebird power, the Trans Am has an LT1 V8 engine, providing much extra zip.

New in 1997 are daytime running lights and a redesigned dashboard. The interior itself is anything but spacious. While drivers may enjoy the reclining, sporty feel to their seat, passengers in the front and practically non-existent back seats may struggle a bit to find comfortable places for their legs.

The Firebird is great fun to drive and at a reasonable price.

Updated Jul 18, 2006

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Rla77a asked a 1997 Pontiac Firebird Base Maintenance & Repair question about a week ago

Starts And Dies Then Wont Start For A While

Starts and dies wont start again until u wait and sometimes it will sart back up but dies again. Sounds good when runing

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homeslice asked a 1997 Pontiac Firebird Formula Maintenance & Repair question 6 years ago

Fuel Pump Issues

I have a 97 firebird formula (just reached 100,000 miles and pump was humming loudly). Dropped the tank and replaced the fuel pump. Prior to replacing the pump, I could just turn the key to on, let...

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Guru9JSTX asked a 1997 Pontiac Firebird Base Maintenance & Repair question 3 weeks ago

Will The Front Quarter Panels From A 2000 Firebird Fit A 1997 Firebird

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Guru9FNGD asked a 1997 Pontiac Firebird Base Maintenance & Repair question 4 weeks ago

Headlights Malfunctioning

My 97 Firebird headlights are malfunctioning when it is outside in 100 degree weather....popping up and down aitomatically. When the car has cooled off in garage they work properly....What is goin...

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Josiah asked a 1997 Pontiac Firebird Base Maintenance & Repair question about a month ago

No Spark On A 1997 Firebird V6 Base

my 1997 Pontiac firebird has no spark it will be running just fine but all the sudden its just stalls when I stalls it has no spark everything else is good just doesn't have any spark any idea as to w...

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