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Originally Posted by Lynn A McCarty
Would have been way cooler to build a CADILLAC engine with the aftermarket alum heads. The 500 Cadillac has a 5 inch bore spacing stock and makes unbelievable torque. My buddy entered one in Eng Masters, but the machinist of the group lowered oil pressure (a no,no w a cross drilled crank just like a 455 Pontiac), and they lost bearings. It was making 535TQ in the 3000 RPM range and ramping up.
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Lynn, I agree but I had as much Cadillac stuff in my Oldsmobile shop as you probably do in your Pontiac shop. It came with an olds V/8 so all the mounts, ac,ps,alt, brackets throttle linkage and hoses were a perfect fit. Not to mention big tube headers from a G body practically bolted on.