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08-05-2024, 03:19 PM
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The 69 350 HO was a strong engine, at 330 horse, it was substantially upgraded from 68 and 1969 was its last year. By comparison other 4bbl high compression 350ish engines were lower:
the 4bbl 350 Buick GS engine was only 285 horse, the Chevy 350 L48 was 300, even the Oldsmobile 350 was only 310 horse and even the W version was 325 horse. A big difference with the Pontiac 350 was it had a lot of stroke compared to the other divisions 350’s. This gave it more grunt and the 69 version switching to the Cam and heads of the Ram air 400 gave it better top end power too. The downside of the long stroke (3.75”, same as the 400’s) was a reputation for being not great on gas, especially the 2bbl 350 when compared to other 350’s.
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