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Originally Posted by GTOGEORGE

Now to get back to the origanal thread.......there is nothing wrong with a larger bore spacing, the problem is when you do that the engine quits being a Pontiac. I for one love racing my Pontiac, the engine has been together for 4 years now (over 200 passes) with the heads only coming off once. Not bad for a low 8 sec. (now high 7's) car. We (Pontiac) have a N/A car that will be in the 6's and there is a good chance we will have a Blower/Alcohol car in the 5's this year pretty darn good for old school junk! Like I said earlier we have so much more to learn about the Pontiac engine without making a white elephant out of it.

GTO George

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The really big bore stuff makes sense but I agree you couldn't really call it a Pontiac engine anymore. IMO The 5.3" bore monster engines can't really be called a Chevy or Ford engine either. The only reason they are is because the "Look" or Brand style of the composite body that's wrapped around a tubular chassis. If the Pontiac racer has a factory steel tub and firewall then it should have a "real" Indian style block in it...I say let's take what we have and make it better...