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Originally Posted by carbking
That article, and others like it at the time, are the EXACT reason I built a Pontiac 350 instead of dropping a 455 into the car. I wanted to prove what could have been, had the government and the insurance companies not been a driving force in new car design in the 1970's. 
As both the car and its owner age, the car is probably aging slower than its owner 
The car is now MUCH faster than the car's owner!
The cost of building the 350 to its current power level certainly exceeded the cost of a 455, but oh, the results are great! 
And Dennis - the Saginaw is easily replaced by a B/W, and the car does not need to weigh 3600 lbs 
Jon |
Jon - I'd love to hear what you did to your 350. In a '74 GTO? Yes, the BW is a direct fit, just the shifter is the snag. I've got a few Hurst Competition Plus' shifters I can try to work with for proper fit with the console. I'd love to hear from others what their '74 GTO's weighed stock.
Dennis