[72projectbird]

Originally Posted by dataway

I think in another 10 years the performance modification of Pontiacs will become a pretty rare thing. The generations that have an interest in maintaining "Pontiac Power" are dwindling fast, as is the supply of original blocks to work with. Pontiac has been gone now for 14 years, in another 10 years the crop of young people that grew up with parents that owned Pontiacs, or neighbors that owned TAs, GTOs, Firebirds etc. is going to be gone. With no new Pontiacs they have disappeared from movies and pop culture. It's become more and more difficult to find machine shops with the expertise to work on the old hardware.
Unfortunately it won't be many years until they are relegated to the status of Studebaker, Packard, Edsel etc. The average age of Pontiac enthusiasts is reaching the danger zone.
I think there will remain enough interest to maintain a specialized aftermarket for decades to come, but mainstream support of the brand is going to wane very soon I think.

I fit into the younger group on here, and sometimes it's hard being a Pontiac fan when all you hear is the same old recipe for making power. The same basic iron heads, same off the shelf camshaft that's been around since the stone ages, and let's not forget that the Q-Jet is God's gift to the automotive world.

Don't get me wrong, there's guys in the Pontiac world trying to push the Pontiac designed engines hard, but they're few and far between compared to other brands.

Other brands have enthusiasts constantly pushing innovation, which results in all sorts of cool stuff. I see it in the Chevy, Ford and Mopar world, not to mention the import and Euro worlds.

It's tough showing up to car meets and hanging out with guys my age, and they're all showing off their stuff with great enthusiasm, and all I have to show for is a set of aluminum heads that haven't changed much since their release decades ago, and a camshaft selection that rivals the clearance rack at a goodwill store.

So it's no surprise that Lunati is killing off their Poncho parts.