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Forum: Performance Parts For Sale/Wanted 05-16-2025, 10:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 427
Posted By PAUL K
If Aaron built this it'll be a top notch reliable...

If Aaron built this it'll be a top notch reliable engine ..... well worth the money
Forum: Performance Parts For Sale/Wanted 05-16-2025, 10:26 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 427
Posted By aaronman
I have a 538 IA2 race engine with KRE Hi Ports...

I have a 538 IA2 race engine with KRE Hi Ports that was refreshed this past winter. It's my backup engine. Made 880hp @ 7000rpm. Crower billet crank, Oliver rods, 50mm roller cam & tunnel, T&D shaft...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 05-14-2025, 12:42 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 548
Posted By PAUL K
Butlers have smaller water holes for the most...

Butlers have smaller water holes for the most part. They match the holes they put in the aftermarket Pontiac blocks.

Standard gaskets match the factory head gasket. The factory gasket worked well...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 04-26-2025, 08:07 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,984
Posted By opeliac
That line of thinking is exactly why Pontiac was...

That line of thinking is exactly why Pontiac was held back for so many decades...There were never enough people willing to think outside of the box so the aftermarket world could get on board...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-25-2025, 10:30 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 798
Posted By slowbird
Paul Knippen here ports heads but he might be...

Paul Knippen here ports heads but he might be back logged. Finding people that do good work is getting harder and harder.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 04-21-2025, 01:23 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,984
Posted By PAUL K
Nothing wrong with a gear drive and they work....

Nothing wrong with a gear drive and they work. They're sixty year old technology and exaggerate engine harmonics. Much better choices today. Back in the sixties they were cutting edge and helped set...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-18-2025, 10:10 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,799
Posted By PAUL K
H-O Racing was the best!

H-O Racing was the best!
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 12-17-2024, 09:53 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,617
Posted By Norwood
If anything is original it is the fenders.

If anything is original it is the fenders.
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 12-15-2024, 12:58 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,617
Posted By Baron Von Zeppelin
$10 pictures of a 100k car He's gonna need to...

$10 pictures of a 100k car
He's gonna need to hire a photographer to get hits from out of town.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 12-03-2024, 12:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 914
Posted By johnta1
Twin Turbo 496 at Hot Rod Drag Week 2024

Saw this article:


Twin Turbo 496...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 11-10-2024, 01:51 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,710
Posted By PAUL K
Yes, he's been doing them for a while. Great...

Yes, he's been doing them for a while. Great product, much better than anything you will get from the guys that sell the most "stroker kits". ;)
Forum: Pontiac - Race 11-10-2024, 01:49 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,131
Posted By PAUL K
If set up properly the 290b would whale the crap...

If set up properly the 290b would whale the crap out of that HR cam.
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-05-2024, 03:20 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,830
Posted By 65 Lamnas
Agree 100% on the carb restamp.

Agree 100% on the carb restamp.
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 10-25-2024, 08:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 691
Posted By Poncho Dave
Here are a couple photos I’ve got of a 70 ta. ...

Here are a couple photos I’ve got of a 70 ta.

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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 10-24-2024, 11:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 691
Posted By Formulabruce
Bottom left is ground wire from head and AC...

Bottom left is ground wire from head and AC harness ground if it has AC.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-19-2024, 02:42 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,065
Posted By 72projectbird
I guess I'm part of a different group. I'd run...

I guess I'm part of a different group. I'd run that setup all day.

I guess you could be like almost every other Ponco guy, and use some old, outdated off the shelf camshaft. That seems to be the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-19-2024, 02:24 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,065
Posted By PAUL K
That is a good cam. In the right hands it will...

That is a good cam. In the right hands it will make more than 800 horsepower in a factory block build. It won't be street friendly with 10:1 compression.

It sounds like a nice engine you picked...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 10-12-2024, 12:29 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,630
Posted By jhein
IMO, all these cars are mistakes. Pontiac should...

IMO, all these cars are mistakes. Pontiac should have required the console for all auto trans TAs and Formulas. Column shift in those cars is ridiculous.
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 10-11-2024, 04:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,630
Posted By 72projectbird
I can tell ya one thing, that would be the first...

I can tell ya one thing, that would be the first thing to go during the resto.
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 09-30-2024, 07:17 AM
Replies: 3,067
Views: 597,359
Posted By Norwood
One thing about living in Northern Illinois is at...

One thing about living in Northern Illinois is at some point there is always the last show.
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 09-02-2024, 12:45 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,998
Posted By jhein
Something like that could have a lot of value to...

Something like that could have a lot of value to very few people. That's the problem. Low supply, low demand. Not the best situation for anyone.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 08-13-2024, 04:02 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,525
Posted By Dragncar
You will tear that 10 bolt posi up with slicks. ...

You will tear that 10 bolt posi up with slicks.
I broke 9" Trac Locks and Detroit Posi units with a 455 that was just a little more powerful than yours.
Overbuild your rear end. 9" maybe. Those...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 08-13-2024, 07:45 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 8,349
Posted By Tim Corcoran
It was a long day on the dyno tuning the...

It was a long day on the dyno tuning the carburetor to improve the fuel curve and getting the timing ideal. The engine ran great and no leaks including the rear main seal was dry at the end of the...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 08-06-2024, 03:31 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,768
Posted By Mr Anonymous
A bracket racer friend of mine overgears his car...

A bracket racer friend of mine overgears his car on purpose, and rides just under the rev limiter for a good bit of the back half of the run, because if he can make the last "x" amount of the run a...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 08-02-2024, 03:15 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,301
Posted By Tim Corcoran
I don't have a cage I have a roll bar. Even with...

I don't have a cage I have a roll bar. Even with an anti roll bar out back my frame is still twisting some. I believe replacing 59 year old rubber body mounts with solid aluminum will help to stiffen...
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