I had a 77 bandit in 78 with a 400 of course and have had several 400s since.I never did have a 455.Would have liked to.I have also had lots of small block chevies and one big block supercharged one.No complaints there either.
I have a 400 pontiac in my current 80 but I am still putting in a 454 that I have picked up for cheap.Its a 95 engine and has factory 4 bolt mains ,one piece oil pan seal.Besides the fact that I have already some big block parts to install on it I have one main reason for going to it.
The 455 and 400 pontiacs don't look intimidating .The valve covers like the mopar 440s and 383 are too darn small.The two meanest most intimidating engines out there are the old hemi and the big block chev.Now I am not arguing that the pontiacs can't be made to run as good or better than my 454.But sorry they just don't look as mean.
Its a kinda stupid reason maybe but its my main reason.The the small block chevy don't look like much of a motor either but it has the advantage of tons and tons of pretty cheap new and used parts avialability for it.And my ls1 and lt1 cars go pretty darn good.
And guys pontiac hasn't been making pontiac engines since 82 so whats the big deal?
80TAWS6,400,edelbrock carb,accel wires,dual exhaust,dynomax mufflers,3.42 strange gears,turbo 400,B&M converter/shift kit/etc., polygraphite everywhere,draglites.
14.24 at 97.40mph 2.21 60ft tazzo vpc.
1900 ft altitude.
99TAWS6 ..lots of mods.13.35 at 109 2.27 60ft tazzo vpc.
96 Z28 camaro vert,14.66 at 98.3 with 2.47 60ft
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80TAWS6,400,edelbrock 750 carb/performer rpm intake/crane cam and lifters,/magnum 1.52 rocker arms/comp pushrods/arp rocker studs,cloyes double roller,crower valve springs,ias shocks,msdl wires,dual exhaust,flo pro mufflers mufflers,turbo 400, 2400 nitrous holeshot,3.42 strange gears.
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