"...You can certainly build vintage iron to compete, but its not going to be at the same price point. Being able to use used common factory components in place of expensive speed parts changes the game."
You guys can rave about how great LS stuff is, as much & as long as you want to.
Chevy guys have had very similar arguments for as long as I can remember. You could always buy both used & new Chevy stuff cheaper than Pontiac stuff. Lots of guys could just get a lot of the stuff they needed from friends, for free.
And the sbc guys would brag about how they could wind their engine to 7 grand with no problem at all. And, of course, they'd always get better fuel mileage out of 'em.
They'd brag about the Chevy engine they'd put into their GTO or Trans Am. And they'd want me to come over to their car & look under the hood, proud to show off their Chevy powered Pontiac. Whenever I saw a Chevy engine in a car that came with a Pontiac engine, I'd just turn & walk away in disgust.
And when I got into drag racing, lots of guys tried to get me to run a Chevy engine. Thank God I didn't listen to 'em !
You younger guys will just have to cut us old Pontiac freeks(or farts if you prefer) a little slack. Most of us came by our dislike for Chevy engines honest. The loudmouth, arrogant, braggadocious Chevy guys forced us to be the way we are.
So ya'll just go out & buy you a dirt cheap used 6.0 Chevy truck engine & build the baddest, most fuel efficient Chevy engine you can, & then stick it into any Pontiac body you have & be happy. But please do us Pontiac guys a favor. Don't come on a Pontiac forum braggin about how great it is & how much better it is than the old, out of date Pontiac stuff. WE DON'T WANNA HEAR IT. OK ???
Merry Christmas to all LS lovers, & to ya'll a good day. And Merry Christmas !
