<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by j brady:
Dragncar, I have been around Pontiacs for 50 years, and their is no bigger fan of the traditional Pontiac engine. I have raced everything from Ahra classes in the mid sixtys to Super comp the last few years with traitional Pontiac power, but the fact is the LS1 corporate motor is a much better design than what pontiac did in 1955, and by the way their are a lot of things simmilar to the small block chevy in our pontiac motors. The original 64 GTO was a stone compared to todays LS1 and as far as durability it wasn't even close. I love them to and even though it took me 40 years to see the light and put a 565 chevy, or I guess you could call it a Pontiac in the S/Comp car, I am building a nastalgia S/S 61 catalina for next year also, and it has a 455 with E heads, so you know i still beleive in the Pontiac powerplant. We purchased a 02 WS6 TA with the LS1 and a 6 speed. In good air with street tires it will run 13.30's bone stock, get 24 to 26 mpg, ps, pb, and air. show me any traditional pontiac powered gto or Firebird that will do that just the way it left GM. I Had a 62 421 Catalina, a 67 Ram Air Firebird, 67 Ram Air GTO, 68 Ram Air GTO and many others and none of them would run that fast bone stock. Yes after headers distributor work carb rejeting and slicks they would run in the twelves pretty easy,but they were misreable to drive everyday. 35 years ago I was enough younger that I didn't realize how miserable they were but now I do. I love my old gto's and Catalina's ,but In reality they don't compare in anyway to the performance comfort and drivability of a new LS1. thats a fact! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I agree about the WS6 being much more comfortable to drive than the vintage Pontiacs. To take your point even further, I have put around 7,000 miles on my '04 GTO and can say that the improvement in driving comfort versus the WS6 of only 2 years ago is even more astounding. I have driven it on several occasions for 3-4 hours at a stretch (try that on the fuel economy of many of the vintage Pontiacs) and never once felt fatigued, as I have in late model SS's and Firebirds. Yet, with all this driving comfort, it is still a true performance car right off the lot.
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