I'm not a drag racer, but I play one on TV!

[OldSkoolGP]

Yesterday I went with some friends to Great Lakes Dragway in Union Grove, WI, where I competed in and won the Buick/Olds/Pontiac Day Bracket Shootout. There were some late model FWD's, and a ton of 60's and 70's V8 muscle, and I beat em all with the little 5 speed sedan that could. Got a nice trophy too. I'll post video up and tell the story a little better later.

[nikos95]

Just curious is that one of the super rare factory 5spd force fed grand prixs?

[OldSkoolGP]

Nope. This one is a homebrew. It came with the 3.4, I added the 5 speed. Pontiac never made an LQ1 powered 5 speed sedan.

[nikos95]

Nope. This one is a homebrew. It came with the 3.4, I added the 5 speed. Pontiac never made an LQ1 powered 5 speed sedan.

Actually they did, I'm not sure the year(s) imparticular I want to think it was '95 there were only a few hundred of them. I didn't know until I saw a webpage talking about them and then I saw my first one.

Its kinda like the LT4 '97 Firehawks and Camaro SS, most dealerships are like Huh what are you talking about?

[RednBlack]

V8 Muscle cars? I gotta see this.

[SappySE107]

5 speeds were only available 91-93. There were 5 speed STEs but im not sure on the DOHC aspect.

[nikos95]

I am not sure of what motor imparticular all I do remember for certain was 3.4L force fed, don't remember if it was a super charger or turbo, and they came with 5speeds there was like 48 of them or something to that effect I will try to find the webpage with them again and get the details.

[nikos95]

Found IT!

1992 Pontiac
Grand Prix STE Sedan: (3.4L 5 Speed M/T (57 Built.))

Thats the one I was thinking about...

http://www.midtekcars.com/34dohc1.html

There is the website I originally found the info at.

[OldSkoolGP]

I want to see his VIN. I'm not saying it's a swap job, but I want proof, because I have never heard of this.

[Doubt_Incarnate]

that car isnt force fed, yet, i just read throught all the blather. and the burgandy one looks almost as good as the one in the above sig. the green one turns me off with the super rice spoiler.

[nikos95]

Yes you are right I was mistaken, but it is not ForceFed from factory. I could have sworn they were. But beyond that he shows the options codes in a page there, call a dealer and give them the code they can look it up. Or do a search on google for it, you will probably find its true, I have personally seen these cars. Not the ones in the page but the '92 STE 5spds, and they were owned by people who would not convert it...

[OldSkoolGP]

Well I emailed him and he said there were 57 made and it was confirmed by PMD, wich I have to assume mean Pontiac Motor Divison, but he can't show me where he's getting the info. Hopefully he can, I think that would cool, even though my car didn't come factory 5 speed. I also asked him for his VIN so I could confirm the options myself, but he wouldn't give it to me.

[Kyles93Z34]

WTF is up with the Peter Gabrial song in the background of that site? Congrats on the victory, can't wait for a video. Will some1 please rescue that poor 5 speed Grand Prix, what is up with that spoiler and the monster tach?

Kyle

[OldSkoolGP]

I think the original was a Japanese American or something!

Big American Power V-6 Supreme 100%!

[mfewtrail]

Digging up an old thread I know....Just wanted to say that the "57" 5spd/DOHC equipped 1992 Grand Prix STE's were confirmed by Pontiac. Here's a production numbers breakdown for STE's that a member of the W-body board got by contacting Pontiac(through the "Pontiac Cares" service).

"1991
4-Door Sedan - STE (all) 4,308
w/3.1L V-6 - 3,391
w/3.4L V-6 - Manual - 125
w/3.4L V-6 - Auto - 792

1992
4-Door Sedan - STE (all) 1,127
w/3.1L V-6 - 499
w/3.4L V-6 - Manual - 57
w/3.4L V-6 - Auto - 571

1993
4-Door Sedan - STE (all) 533
w/3.1L V-6 - 172
w/3.4L V-6 - Manual - 1
w/3.4L V-6 - Auto - 360"

I've seen at least one of those 5spd/DOHC STE's in person and two or three in pictures. I may still have some pictures of one that was posted a few years back kicking around on one of my old harddrives..I'll search for those soon.