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Old 11-24-2023, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by TRADERMIKE 2012 View Post
An interesting topic that we went over years ago, the Tri-power was finished in 1966 and in 1967 came the Quadrajet.

However, During the 1966 Motor development for the 1967 models, how many Tripowers were installed on the 1967 upcoming models (400 ci and 428 ci) and are there any factory records of them?
Since my Uncle had a Pontiac dealership (for 67 years) in this time frame, And I worked for him for a few years as a mechanic, Mr Forrest, our Chief Mechanic told me that GM never installed TRI-POWER parts on 1967 engines and The Development Phase of the Rochester 4 BBL Carb was several years earlier. Another BS story vs reality.

If you worked for an Auto Company in the 1960s you would know that the engine development time "start date"
for the components was YEARS ahead of the production year.

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