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06-27-2003, 05:41 AM
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 frittering and wasting the hours in an off hand way.... 1969 GTO, 455ci, 230/236 Pontiac Dude's "Butcher Special" Comp hyd roller cam with Crower HIPPO solid roller lifters, Q-jet, Edelbrock P4B-QJ, Doug's headers, ported 6X-8 (97cc) heads, TKO600, 3.73 geared Eaton Tru-Trac 8.5", hydroboost, rear disc brakes......and my greatest mechanical feat....a new heater core. 
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06-25-2003, 05:08 PM
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I also think the 14 year old has a cool Dad!
Not trying to throw cold water, but the first call I would suggest making is to your insurance agent. When both of my children turned 16 (both wanted Firebirds); the answer from the insurance company was no! Not yes if the youngster is in the upper 3 percent of their high school class; not yes if you pay the GNP of the USA monthly; but no; nnnnn ooooo. If you get a yes, then make sure she gets driver education, and put the Q-Jet with the disconnected secondaries and single exhaust on the car for the first year. After that?????? Jon. Good carburetion is fuelish hot air.
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#3
06-25-2003, 08:30 PM
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You can keep the #16 heads if you dish the pistons to drop compression. I just figured head swapping might be easier, but it is not the only solution.
The #16 heads were stock for this engine, but remember that it was made to run on premium fuel that was available 'back in the day'. That same grade of fuel is not at your local filling station anymore.  Do you think your daughter will want to buy premium? If not then a drop in compression would be advised. My '69 GP wasn't a super-fast car, but it wasn't a dog either. It had a nice shift kit in the trans (kinda violent actually) and it would chirp the tires (235/75-15 whitewalls) at 80 MPH when it shifted into 3rd gear on the freeway at full-throttle. I was impressed, for a stock 400 with 8.2:1 that got by on 87 octane it really ran good. 
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1964 Tempest Coupe LS3/4L70E/3.42 1964 Le Mans Convertible 421 HO/TH350/3.08 2002 WS6 Convertible LS1/4L60E/3.23 1966 VW Type 2 Single Cab Pickup 140hp 2276 1956 VW Type 2 Panel Van 36hp 1200 1957 VW Type 1 Beetle 180hp 2276 |
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