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Originally Posted by Tom Vaught
Can't disagree with that post.
I had a complete 376 hp 421 engine: Heads, fresh .010/.010 crank, that I basically gave to a friend for $200 just to get it out of my garage. Same deal with four 400 blocks from 1968 to 1970. I will never use them so I gave them away.
I still have my original 1964 389 Tri-Power Engine and 4 speed trans for the car but only because I want to keep the car and those parts somewhat together.
So after owning the car since new from the GM Brass Hat Executive (he drove it for 6 months), I have owned it. Far longer than 99% of the people on this board of thousands have owned their Pontiacs. 242177P probably was in diapers or not even born when the car was sold. So he pretends that I am a Ford Guy and he is a Pontiac Guy. RIGHT. Can't fix stupid.
I am a Boost Guy, I can make anything fast.
Drone Aircraft that fly in the skies 40,000 feet up taking pictures of the Bad Guys for days at a time powered by Hydrogen Fuel.
Ford 4.6L engines that can run 5.70s in the quarter in a car, not a dragster or Funny car.
Bonneville engines that can run 270 MPH in a 82 Trans Am.
So the little boy in diapers thinks his bawling contributes anything to the discussion on Pontiac vs LS engines for engineering capabilities?
You got to be kidding. He is just a troll over in the clubhouse.
I personally give examples in discussions I have. Some should try it sometime. General Motors made the decision to Kill a dying breed of engines, Pontiac and Oldsmobile. Just like Ford Killed the Flathead engines, the 300 cid 6 cylinder engines and 5.0L engines, and the 312 Ford engines.
The 302 engines were weak and had crummy heads until Engineering came up with heavy duty blocks, cranks, and good flowing heads to work with the Centrifugal Superchargers at the time. The last real "Heavy Duty" Pontiac Block was 455 SD engine in 1973.
1973, 1983, 1993, 2003, 2013, 2020, almost 50 years ago.
Most guys would like the original cars so that they could later sell the cars for big cash. Purely a money thing. No love for the original cars. A few: John V, OMT, and a couple of others still have their 64 GTOs they bought new.
The rest are just after the bucks or want to live the dream of owning a muscle car.
The LS engine is a fine engine. As is the aftermarket parts from some companies. That is all I will say on that deal.
Tom V.
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My parents bought my car in 83, I got it from them in 91. At the time it had a 350 Chevy in it, we got the original 389 with the car. It had a busted crank, we put it in storage and it was stolen while I was off in the Army.
I guess one reason I am not a total purist is that I fell in love with the car when it had a Chevy engine!
90’s were kind of cool. Some 5.0 Mustangs around but also a lot of guys with old Chevelles and Firebirds and such. Some original engines, most not. The junkyards were picked clean of the really high end stuff but you could still find a decent 12 bolt posi or a set of 15 inch Rally II wheels. I broke a few 8.2’s and was able to find cheap replacements.
I am amazed how few decent factory blocks are out there. I definitely remember when finding a 400 block was no problem at all.