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Old 11-24-2022, 11:32 AM
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Like Tom said, maybe consider another engine builder. I like the idea of putting a 4” stroke in it. I’ll be putting one in mine as well. I’d think you could get away with a hone on an engine with only 6,000 miles on the rebuild. I assume it was bored with torque plates when it was initially rebuilt in 2011.

I really can’t say for sure that a torque plate was used when it was bored back in 2011. I can look through the paperwork that the PO gave me. It was basically a stock rebuild (8-eyebrow pistons and all). The PO was pretty hands-off when it came to working on the car. Fortunately, he was pretty emphatic about keeping all the original parts on the engine.

The builder I spoke with was also pretty emphatic about running an in-tank electric fuel pump. He also talked about using a different Pertronix distributor, a vacuum pump for brakes, a blueprinted mini-starter and even a different flex fan. Again, I’m not being critical of his ability to build strong Pontiac engines, I’m just not sure we share the same vision for my car.

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