Best Pontiac Powered Stockers

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Originally Posted by Todd Hoven

My old combo from 10 years ago. 1972 LeMans/GTO 455 250hp rated at 315. I ran 10.83 with this combo in testing at the end of 2009. Still a great combo.

Yeah, Ryan Schloe even ran a '71 Bird with a D-port 455. The guys on the PY site posted how bad those #66 heads were. Ryan did OK with it. Ran safely under the index. He was .929 under, at the 2005 Pomona finals.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2005#indextop

So, there are quite a few Pontiac combos that can run well under, if built correctly & the car is set up right.

Speakin of your '72 D-port combo, Gary Wood said they did just as good with it as with the 455HO, in their Tons-a-Fun wagons.

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/0212hpp-pontiac-history/

Of the '71 & '72 cars running now, I don't always know which ones have D-ports & which ones have the 455HO. Since weight can be added or removed to run maybe 3 different classes, it's sometimes hard to tell, by the class they're running, exactly which engine they have.

I think Scott Burton was the last guy to run RAIV heads, in Stock. So, since he & John Schloe no longer run 'em, I suppose there is nobody currently running them, in Stock. But, there are several cars still running the 455HO engines. Brad Burton is the first name that comes to mind. We've mentioned how much he's won with that car, including 2 nat championships. Don Turk now has a 455HO powered T-37, as does former record holder Scott Underhill. I think Larry Maxwell's old car has the 455HO. A lady from Canada now drives it.