Category Archives: 1993 Pontiac Sunbird coupe

Among the upsides of shedding pounds are improving power to weight ratio or making better use of the power you have, it is inexpensive until you really want to go crazy, better braking, and gas mileage. If you are one of … Continue reading →

Below is a modified description of my experience first drag racing the Sunbird at the end of the season in 2011 that I took from a post I put up shortly after. I pulled in to the dragway and teched in for street night. It … Continue reading →

Installing nitrous on a 2.0L Sunbird gets some puzzled looks and laughs; this is not most people’s first choice of car to do such things to. It does, however, also get some interest being different. That being said, before getting … Continue reading →

Ever since I bought the bird, I never really cared for the blue.  Well, to be honest it grew on me a little, but I still wanted something else. It took a couple years, but I finally sprayed it Summit … Continue reading →

It’s not too much to ask!  Although my Sunbird is very stripped down, there are a few things that I wanted to maintain for now given its daily driven status and some semblance of an audio system was one of … Continue reading →

One week after finishing the head gasket, the car started running like crap again. It took me a while to figure it out, because I didn’t believe that a new coil pack would die in a single week … well, … Continue reading →

Disappearing coolant, a worsening hesitation, and a little white smoke led to the realization that yet another head gasket swap was in order. This one just didn’t exit quite as fantastically as the last one. I left everything attached to … Continue reading →

When I drove the 93 bird the first time, I knew it had less power than the 91 which is TBI and supposed to have 15 or so less horsepower. The body wasn’t rotten (just lots of dings, but that’s … Continue reading →