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Forum: Pontiac - Race 08-18-2012, 09:38 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,198
Posted By BIGBLUE
Great information ! Thanks for your detailed...

Great information ! Thanks for your detailed write-up, and establishing potentially HUGE difference in your car's 0-60 mph based on traction.

I went back to the Wallace racing calculator and...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 08-18-2012, 01:08 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,198
Posted By BIGBLUE
You forgot to include how the Average HP of each...

You forgot to include how the Average HP of each car is applied. It's Not just peak HP in a race, several other factors are equally as important (i.e. Traction, shift points, time to shift, etc......
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-13-2010, 11:45 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 450
Posted By BIGBLUE
I want a street legal version, seriously. If they...

I want a street legal version, seriously. If they could offer that, with say an additional 200-300 lbs of weight, I would consider it.
Forum: 69-77 Grand Prix TECH 10-09-2010, 01:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 467
Posted By BIGBLUE
This is the list of things I would do (pick the...

This is the list of things I would do (pick the least expensive and time consuming ones first):

Have a shop run a pressure test, or test yourself for exhaust gasses in your coolant (kit available...
Forum: 67-79 Big Pontiac TECH 10-09-2010, 01:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 564
Posted By BIGBLUE
Thanks to all for the help. I will locate a shop...

Thanks to all for the help. I will locate a shop manual soon. I need to have the Dash recovered, so that would also help for that effort. I've been in this car for the long haul, so I need to address...
Forum: 67-79 Big Pontiac TECH 09-26-2010, 11:04 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 564
Posted By BIGBLUE
Thanks. Do you have any idea were I could locate...

Thanks. Do you have any idea were I could locate a service manual ?
Forum: 67-79 Big Pontiac TECH 09-25-2010, 01:53 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 564
Posted By BIGBLUE
I am having a shop put them in without taking the...

I am having a shop put them in without taking the body off the frame, and yes I'm told many people have done this successfully without too much fanfare. Seems to be within the realm of the amateur...
Forum: 67-79 Big Pontiac TECH 09-24-2010, 03:43 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 564
Posted By BIGBLUE
BODY MOUNTS - FULL SIZE

OK This is long overdue, but I now need to replace just about all the body mounts on my 67 Grand Prix.

It doesn't seem that there is a kit available for that year full size, so how did everyone...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-15-2010, 09:37 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,612
Posted By BIGBLUE
Quick-Silver, thanks for posting the link. This...

Quick-Silver, thanks for posting the link. This made sense to me the first time I read it years ago, now even more that I am living it. It often takes time for good ideas to sink in, particularly...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-13-2010, 09:28 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,612
Posted By BIGBLUE
Parts need to be appropriately matched and tuned...

Parts need to be appropriately matched and tuned for each combination. Just bolting a street / strip manifold on top of a more race oriented combination, without changing the carburetor jetting /...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-12-2010, 11:21 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,612
Posted By BIGBLUE
67 GP.

67 GP.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-12-2010, 03:26 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,612
Posted By BIGBLUE
Here's my combo: 455 .035 over, 180 degree...

Here's my combo:

455 .035 over, 180 degree stat, Kaufmann un-ported aluminum D-ports, Full roller rockers, Forged Ross pistons, 6.8" forged rods (short block by Len Williams), stock torque...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-12-2010, 01:52 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,612
Posted By BIGBLUE
Not to be contrary here, but my current setup is...

Not to be contrary here, but my current setup is making around 450 HP using a ordinary Performer manifold, and I recently highlighted an engine build article from Car Craft that dynoed a 455 using an...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-09-2010, 04:24 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,155
Posted By BIGBLUE
Here's a trick I always used to estimate what...

Here's a trick I always used to estimate what 'Dead' gear cars I've purchased would feel like with some high ration gears:

Ride around in second gear for several minutes locally and on the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-06-2010, 02:45 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,155
Posted By BIGBLUE
Big gears for a street and highway driven Pontiac...

Big gears for a street and highway driven Pontiac with a 455 are a bit of over kill. Once again, small block mentality creeping into the Pontiac world. Pure drag racing requires a different set of...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-05-2010, 11:38 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,155
Posted By BIGBLUE
I had a 3.23 setup on a Camaro with 25.5" tall...

I had a 3.23 setup on a Camaro with 25.5" tall tires, and that's about my limit for highway driving. You could try to run some really tall, as in 30" tires. That will have the effect of 'reducing'...
Forum: Heating & Cooling TECH 09-05-2010, 11:25 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 770
Posted By BIGBLUE
I had the same problem as you, but did not want...

I had the same problem as you, but did not want to give up my smaller under drive pulley, so I made sure everything else in the system was as close to perfect as possible.

I'm a realist, and I...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 08-15-2010, 11:10 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 991
Posted By BIGBLUE
Amen ! Your Shaker scoop looks like a really...

Amen ! Your Shaker scoop looks like a really good execution. It almost makes me want to get rid of my Ram Air Box setup. Could you put a closeup pick of the hood when you get a chance ? Thanks.
Forum: Heating & Cooling TECH 08-13-2010, 03:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 520
Posted By BIGBLUE
Black or Flat Black paint (a thin coat) actually...

Black or Flat Black paint (a thin coat) actually aid in cooling. The reason is increased surface area. If you were to look under a microscope and measure the surface area of flat black paint (if such...
Forum: Heating & Cooling TECH 08-13-2010, 03:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 520
Posted By BIGBLUE
My Griffin Radiator also works VERY well, allows...

My Griffin Radiator also works VERY well, allows me to keep my underdrive pullys, even stuck in traffic on a 95 degree day.

The key to effective cooling is to have a great radiator, pull as much...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 08-06-2010, 11:52 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 991
Posted By BIGBLUE
Generally speaking, I like the challenger, but I...

Generally speaking, I like the challenger, but I have to laugh when people think my 67GP eats gas like no tomorrow and weighs more than a Mack truck. A fully loaded big Mercedes or BMW 740i is just...
Forum: Industry Stuff 07-31-2010, 11:25 AM
Replies: 1,736
Views: 243,449
Posted By BIGBLUE
Rear patch panels for a 1967 Pontiac grand Prix,...

Rear patch panels for a 1967 Pontiac grand Prix, along with reasonably priced one piece front disk brake rotors.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-31-2010, 11:14 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,460
Posted By BIGBLUE
Had a Chevy distributor that was frozen solid...

Had a Chevy distributor that was frozen solid years ago. Here's what (We) did ... Get a BIG friend to help you with this if all else fails.

Skip the ordinary WD40 route and after you slit the...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-30-2010, 12:19 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,285
Posted By BIGBLUE
I agree fundamentally with what you said, but...

I agree fundamentally with what you said, but parking a new, good looking and fully operational truck in the driveway is not a comparative scenario to the abuses you listed, and it stinks that the...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-28-2010, 08:18 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,285
Posted By BIGBLUE
Some pretty DISGUSTING people get on the board of...

Some pretty DISGUSTING people get on the board of these types of associations. I think EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM should have to pay out of their own pockets, and Punitive damages for a frivolous Law...
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