Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-24-2024, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,184
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-24-2024, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 411
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-22-2024, 01:49 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,844
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,844
Hint: Mallory pushes a protection device that...
Hint: Mallory pushes a protection device that costs as much as the Unilite module.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/maa-29371
I say the "protection" should have been built-into the module at...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,844
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 402
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 806
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 806
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-16-2024, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,554
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-12-2024, 12:34 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,800
Without photos of the carb and chokestat, and...
Without photos of the carb and chokestat, and illustrations of the factory service procedures, I'm gonna go way out on a limb and say that the chokestat needs to be tightened (richer) and the choke...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-09-2024, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,554
Wix is now owned by Mann + Hummel. Wix is not...
Wix is now owned by Mann + Hummel. Wix is not the company it used to be before the take-over. Stuff is getting offshored to cut costs and boost profits. Not everything...yet.
Purolator is also...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-02-2024, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,207
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-02-2024, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 680
I don't understand why folks want to crank the...
I don't understand why folks want to crank the engine longer than needed. Fire the biitch up, get the oil pump spinning. Oil pressure builds quickly, oil film wedge builds almost instantly. Oil...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-27-2024, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 597
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-27-2024, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 615
EVERY "exhaust shop" can do custom bending.
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EVERY "exhaust shop" can do custom bending.
99% of them are doing crush-bends. Very few have the capacity to do mandrel bends. Crush-bends are a waste of potential on any performance-oriented...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-25-2024, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,630
Several errors and outright omissions in that...
Several errors and outright omissions in that video, none of which really matter. Kinda torques my jowls, though.
Also some good tips--using a spark tester in addition to an ohmmeter to test...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-24-2024, 03:53 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,059
First Guess: Both of you need to put the Severe...
First Guess: Both of you need to put the Severe Duty fan clutch in the recycle bin, and get a fan clutch actually recommended for your vehicles...which is almost certainly the standard-duty clutch. ...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-22-2024, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 415
High line pressure WITHOUT ballooning the...
High line pressure WITHOUT ballooning the converter is also hard on the engine thrust bearing.
Often due to a restriction in the trans cooler plumbing, or in the cooler itself.
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
03-20-2024, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,258
https://www.speedofair.com/
Mostly...
https://www.speedofair.com/
Mostly Diesel-intensive, but supposedly "proven" on gasoline, CNG, swamp gas, etc.
Any piston that UEM makes can be dimpled, if your credit card is Nomex.
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-18-2024, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,487
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-17-2024, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,630
Worthwhile.
Good news.
Not...
Worthwhile.
Good news.
Not unusual.
I have the sense that you won't feel right until you inspect the lifters and cam lobes. I suggest you remove and disassemble them one at a time for...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-13-2024, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 677
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-13-2024, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 709
Open-circuit voltage at the battery terminals...
Open-circuit voltage at the battery terminals should be 12.6--12.8 depending on the battery construction. I guess Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) batteries tend to be on the higher end of that scale.
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-13-2024, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 709
Starter gets hot, won't crank the engine,...
Starter gets hot, won't crank the engine, solenoid doesn't even click.
COMMON AS DIRT.
The typical problem is that there's enough corrosion on the wire harness, ignition switch, neutral safety...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-11-2024, 03:23 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,007
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