[77 Canamman]

This car was using the early EGR setup, pre March 15, 1973...

[mscicluna007]

I knew it was not the standard routing for the production Super Duty cars released mid 73 but I wasn't sure exactly how it was run. The late production routing is below , does anyone have the early routing of 73.

This article referred to the Intake manifold to be used on the SD 455 cars and spoke heavily of the test car.

"Initial plans for the SD-455 included a cast-aluminum intake manifold similar to that found on the R/A-IV and 455 H.O. engines. But, according to McCully and Hicks, it was ultimately rejected because of poor cold-weather operation and subsequent emissions output. The production SD intake was cast iron and featured larger runners that matched the taller cylinder head intake ports. A new Rochester Quadrajet carburetor with larger primaries for an increased flow capacity of 800 cfm was also used."

Read more: http://www.highperformancepontiac.co...#ixzz2HbiXsAE0

Does anyone know if the test car used anything other than an LS2 manifold or can you tell from the pictures. I realise the Intake runners were taller so the manifold had to match just want to make sure that is what the car was using as their isn't a lot of pictures of the engine bay floating around so its hard to see what was being used on this particular car.

I did see this video and would love to know if anyone can confirm if it is my car or not. If so its the only video I have seen of it actually being used. I am sure Pontiac would have made a lot of movie footage in that period as their is so much around of many other cars and its just been hard to find anything really.

It was under the title PONTIAC - The Glory Years! Part 4 of 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEGAtBTNQOM

Regards

Michael

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by mscicluna007

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I did see this video and would love to know if anyone can confirm if it is my car or not. If so its the only video I have seen of it actually being used.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEGAtBTNQOM

Hope some others will view the video and give opinions too.
i don't have the top notch internet speed or latest greatest monitor screen.

But what i think i saw -

Video car = H.comb wheels with RWL tires , no rear bumper guards , no door edge guards. Has the Beltline moldings, but looks like hood molding is missing.
Has roofrail / driprail moldings.
Interior "appears" to be Black when it makes a hard left turn from camera.

Your car = Rally2 with Wht.Wall tires , bumper guards , door edge guards , beltline and roofrail moldings.
Saddle interior.

Wheel swap would be easy.
But don't think they would have swapped bumpers and removed door edge guards.
thats all i can contribute and its not exactly proof positive either way

Wish it were completely 100% identical to yours , or that some other footage will be found that mirrors yours.

Another thought is that this footage would have "probably" been filmed before or right at 73 model release. Which would have been months before your car was built.

[mscicluna007]

Baron I was just taking screeshots myself at the same time you posted.

The only thing I had noticed was the rear bumper guards were missing. Your eye is much better than mine that's for sure. I did not notice all them chrome pieces missing but they were mentioned in the Car and Driver test car so this video as you say is not my car.
I wonder where this car in the video ended up.

The other thing I noticed is the number plates are different not that that's a guarantee but if this was Pontiacs footage I would assume the plates would stay with the test cars until they were scrapped or sold which then Pontiac would retain.

Baron would Pontiac have taken any footage or where they left out of the loop on the SD project and is that why I can't find anything. Surely they must have taken footage some where on the test tracks.

[Brewster]

Love those old photos which show great little details like that egr decal. The letter "A" is on a red round decal and it appears almost hand drawn and not perfectly centered.

Originally Posted by 77 Canamman

This car was using the early EGR setup, pre March 15, 1973...