My grandmother had a TransAm just like that without the upgrades, big block in it. She complained a lot that it didn't run well. My dad took it for a spin to the grocery store or something and gave it some full throttle, it sputtered, spitted, grunted, and then took off real fast and mean. The next time my grandmother drove it she asked what he did to make it run so well, my father told her, "gave it some gas, and if you ever want to sell that car let me know."
The next time he visited her, she had a different car. My father asked what happened to the TransAm, to which she replied, "oh I got rid of it." My father said, "WHAT, I TOLD YOU TO TELL ME IF YOU WANTED TO SELL IT" to which my grandmother said, "oh you don't want that thing, it never ran right, I sold it to the kid that works at the oil change place for $300."..........