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11-10-2006, 10:44 AM
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Great thread!
As others have stated, one cannot compare a W30 442 to a 455"HO" GTO. A more fair comparison is the RA IV GTO to the W30 442. Both were the top perf option in their respective division, as were the LS6 Chevelle and the Stage 1 Gran Sport. As has been discussed many times in the past, it's quite a shame that Pontiac didn't choose to build a high-compression RP 455 for 1970, or better yet a RA V 455 or even 400. A 308/320 cammed RA IV or RA V style 455 would have RIPPED - given some forged rods of course! I would imagine that their hands were tied by the same GM corporate "gods" who let the (underrated) 450 horse LS6 Chevelles be produced, depsite the 10 lb/HP rule.
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Regards, "455HO" Lloyd 2008 GMC Sierra Denali 2WD Crew, L92 6L80E, Silver w/ Ebony guts, 14.26 @ 98 
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