Engine Summary
- Manufacturer
- Pontiac
- Family
- Pontiac and Oldsmobile V8
- Displacement
- 400 cubic inches
Also Known As
1979 Trans Am 301 V81979 Trans Am L80 403 V81979 Trans Am W72 400 T/A 6.6 V8
Engine profile
1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am engine family
Pontiac and Oldsmobile V8 · 400 cubic inches · Pontiac
Identification reference
Engine Details
Source-backed component numbers, codes, stampings, and application notes.
W72 400 V8
- Value
- 400 cu in Pontiac T/A 6.6 V8
- Application
- Four-speed performance path
- Type
- carburetor / specification
- Car pages
- 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Sources: 1979 Pontiac full-line brochure , 1979 Pontiac paint chips
301 V8
- Value
- 301 cu in Pontiac V8
- Application
- Regular path
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Sources: 1979 Pontiac full-line brochure , 1979 Pontiac paint chips
L80 403 V8
- Value
- 403 cu in Oldsmobile V8
- Application
- Automatic-transmission path
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Sources: 1979 Pontiac full-line brochure , 1979 Pontiac paint chips
Cars Using This Engine
1 linked car page.
Two-door four-passenger coupe
1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Two-door four-passenger coupe