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Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-06-2025, 01:22 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,175
Posted By android 211
Rhode Island is a lot cooler than Florida so a...

Rhode Island is a lot cooler than Florida so a cooler running car will be more knock and ping resistant; however I'm done with high compression or even medium compression on iron heads. Either go...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-17-2025, 10:52 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,687
Posted By android 211
Many years ago I had a '66 442 with the Hurst...

Many years ago I had a '66 442 with the Hurst shifter that was very loose and worn. It would lock up during shifts and lock the rear tires. I'd push in the clutch and move the shift lever again and...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-05-2025, 01:06 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 4,533
Posted By android 211
My .030" over 455 with 068 cam, '96' heads, 1.6...

My .030" over 455 with 068 cam, '96' heads, 1.6 rockers, Rochester, 1 5/8" headers, cast iron intake, turbo 400 and 2.73 rear is a lot of fun to drive and gets about 12 mpg cruising at 67-70 with the...
Forum: Exhaust TECH 02-09-2025, 08:55 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,712
Posted By android 211
My GTO with headers into a 2 1/2" headpipes then...

My GTO with headers into a 2 1/2" headpipes then Dynomax mufflers followed by Gardner tailpipes with resonators is so quiet you can't hear the exhaust on the highway. I'd see if you could replace...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-27-2025, 02:34 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,271
Posted By android 211
If you weighed a Honeycomb and compared it to a...

If you weighed a Honeycomb and compared it to a 15" Rallye II you'd see there's a big difference. Honeycombs are heavy. You can sandblast a Honeycomb to get all the old paint off the Endura and...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-30-2024, 01:16 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,476
Posted By android 211
I think he's on this site, 'Monzazz' who rebuilds...

I think he's on this site, 'Monzazz' who rebuilds rears. He has Olds posi units made by Yukon. He's got the lesser common odd parts. He rebuilds the GM cone style rears. I have two Pontiac 10...
Forum: 66-67 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 05-10-2024, 08:36 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 754
Posted By android 211
There was a guy who parted out Pontiacs a few...

There was a guy who parted out Pontiacs a few miles from my house. He sold me a set of coil springs that came off a 66 or 67 Lemans that still had the ID tags on them. The fronts said 'Moog HD' and...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-10-2024, 08:13 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,186
Posted By android 211
I built a .060 over 400 with the Summit 2801 cam...

I built a .060 over 400 with the Summit 2801 cam and 6X-4 heads. It had the standard log manifolds and cast iron '72 intake with a Rochester 4bbl. It was in a automatic (turbo 350) 67 Lemans with...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-24-2024, 05:21 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,217
Posted By android 211
Way back Car Craft did a before and after port...

Way back Car Craft did a before and after port match dyno test and picked up 3 hp. I had a '72 cast iron intake with a huge glob of slag inside the #8 port. It was as big as your thumb nail. I...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-29-2024, 03:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,026
Posted By android 211
We can't run the high compression ratios of the...

We can't run the high compression ratios of the 60s on todays gas so we compensate with more cubic inches. I'd perscribe a repro HO open element air cleaner with drop base. A Rochester. A '72 cast...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-29-2024, 03:20 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,811
Posted By android 211
I would love to take that car and install 15x6...

I would love to take that car and install 15x6 'big car' Rallye IIs, level it and repaint it earth tones Lime Green like it should be.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-28-2023, 06:41 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 18,584
Posted By android 211
I might be wrong but I think the '67 HO GTO, the...

I might be wrong but I think the '67 HO GTO, the 4 speed '66 and '67 442 and the L78 Chevelle SS all used the same drop base open element air cleaner from GM. They look cool because they lower the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-24-2023, 01:28 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,133
Posted By android 211
I had two 350-2bbl Firebirds. 1968 and a 1969....

I had two 350-2bbl Firebirds. 1968 and a 1969. Both were automatics with tall rear axle ratios. The '68 received headers and duals to replace the single exhaust. Mileage improved from 17 to...
Forum: Suspension TECH 09-26-2023, 02:55 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,974
Posted By android 211
I put one on my '69 GTO and my '72 442. Both...

I put one on my '69 GTO and my '72 442. Both cars also have GM rear bars. The '72 442 came with one; I installed one on the GTO with boxed control arms. I really like the handling and I don't...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-20-2022, 01:58 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,333
Posted By android 211
As a teen I put a set of used Hooker headers on...

As a teen I put a set of used Hooker headers on my '68 350 Firebird without lifting the motor. I had to remove the oil filter adapter and the starter but it wasn't difficult to put them back on...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-11-2022, 01:52 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 17,372
Posted By android 211
Theres a few PB4s. Some have narrow runners like...

Theres a few PB4s. Some have narrow runners like a Performer and some, I think the older ones, have fat tapered runners. Some are square flanged and some are for Spreadbore carbs. The thicker...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-10-2022, 01:38 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,062
Posted By android 211
Johntal is correct, the metal piece in the sump...

Johntal is correct, the metal piece in the sump of the oil pan is to keep the pickup covered in hard turns. My 72 TA oil pressure would go to 0 in hard turns, even long exit ramps sometimes, I...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-23-2022, 08:53 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,311
Posted By android 211
I have some '68 '15' 400 2bbl heads I would be...

I have some '68 '15' 400 2bbl heads I would be glad to ship. The nominal compression on a 400 is @ 9.5:1. They've never been rebuilt so installing large valves would be easy and valve height would...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-16-2022, 03:04 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 10,710
Posted By android 211
Pontiac installed the beveled pistons in the 75...

Pontiac installed the beveled pistons in the 75 and 76 455s. They went into a lot of Trans Ams, Grand Villes and station wagons.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-03-2022, 11:27 AM
Replies: 355
Views: 100,318
Posted By android 211
Jim Hand found the cast iron intake was worth...

Jim Hand found the cast iron intake was worth 10hp over the RA/HO aluminum intake. The repros aren't as good as the originals either. And the '68 RA II had an iron intake. Very cool setup...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-06-2022, 04:10 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 26,466
Posted By android 211
I actually did that on a 350 Firebird. At 3000...

I actually did that on a 350 Firebird. At 3000 the power simply flattened out and there was no real improvement at all. I then swapped the stock 2bbl cam for a '067' factory stock GTO cam and...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 06-05-2022, 11:55 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,710
Posted By android 211
The trim rings that Olds used on their '75 - up...

The trim rings that Olds used on their '75 - up Super Stock III heels have the sharp corner and polished not satin finish you like. Maybe check out 'ClassicOldsmobile.com' and look. Olds sold a...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-19-2022, 12:07 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,996
Posted By android 211
IMHO: Quadrajet, '72 cast intake, your 4X heads...

IMHO: Quadrajet, '72 cast intake, your 4X heads rebuilt as is, your 400 block zero decked with cast flat top pistons. Summit 2801 cam. RA exhaust manifolds with a 2 1/2" system. HEI recurved,...
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 12-02-2021, 01:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,508
Posted By android 211
My quartz clock conversion actually runs my...

My quartz clock conversion actually runs my battery down in a week of not driving unless I keep the battery tender connected.
If you routinely run it up to the redline - hood tach and if you don't...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-09-2021, 11:43 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,417
Posted By android 211
I'm pretty sure the top piece goes on one side of...

I'm pretty sure the top piece goes on one side of the windshield of a convertible A body. I just sold a spare on e bay a few months ago.
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