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Originally Posted by b-man
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A shot of the original 140 HP 215 straight six that came in this car, it's identical to the 230 Chevy six other than having a smaller bore size (3.750" vs 3.875" for the 230) and having 'PONTIAC' cast into both sides of the block. So yes the little Tempest originally came with a 'corporate' engine of sorts.
The same engine was used for the '65 A-body as the standard engine as well, both the Lemans and Tempest rolled off the assembly line with one of these if you didn't ask for the 326 V8. It's getting a 'corporate' engine again that will get even better gas mileage and have about 4 times the power.   |
Yeah that's a spiffy little engine... took mine to a chassis dyno just for laughs. I made a whopping 59 HP at the rear wheels.... but the carb was shot. I probably have a full 80 HP at the wheels now
This is a great project - can't wait to see the finished product!