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Originally Posted by B Parker
One of my customers brought these in. He said he bought it new in 1966. He told me he blew it up years ago right in front of my burger place when it was a Friendly's. Said he was trying to keep up with a Chevy Camaro. LOL
Thought I would post it for the twenty five Pontiac fans. BP
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Not sure if you posted this as a joke, or a put down of some sort.
Anyhow, my wife & I both probably beat more Camaros than any other single car model, during our racing years. And most definitely more Chevy powered cars than any other brand, since there were always more of 'em than any other brand, everywhere we raced. This was in the poor deep South. So, they were not running Chevy because they were so great, but because the parts were so dirt cheap, especially used parts.
Entered lots of races as the only Pontiac powered cars at the track. Never had to run heads-up, so we were not afraid to run anybody's high dollar Chevy. All we had to do was cut better lights & run consistent times, which we did, better than the Chevy guys, at lots of races. Not braggin, that's just the way it was. That didn't make our Pontiacs better than all Chevy models, but proved they were plenty good to win races.
And, Chevy powered cars were NOT the fastest cars in my area, growing up. That could however be said of some area Mopars, such as a couple of 426 HEMI cars, and several 440 cars, including at least one 440 Six-Pack Challenger.
As for the 25 Pontiac fans deal. I can probably name a lot more competitive Pontiac Stockers than that, off the top of my head, not to mention all the Pontiac "fans" out there.
Since the cheap Chinese forged rods & stroker cranks hit the market, the Pontiac hobby has made a comeback. There are now LOTS of hp Pontiac powered street cars & bracket racers all over the country now. Lots of restorations have been done.
It's easy now to build a 500hp Pontiac pump gas street or street/strip engine, using a factory iron block & heads. And for those who want more, there are aftermarket blocks & heads, making 1000hp N/A builds almost common now. Quite a few have gone over 1200. Don't know what the current record is.
Anyhow, Pontiac engines have a little more potential than they use to have. Like most other brands, a "Pontiac" engine can now be built without using a single factory part. Everything you need, is now available, aftermarket.
Do Pontiac engines have more potential than a Chevy engine ? NO
Can they make respectable power & be competitive in some drag classes ? Yes.
Sorry for the rant. Well, I'll have to repent for that. I ain't sorry a bit. I love to talk about Pontiacs, always have & always will. That's just me. To each, his own.
PS: No offense meant to anyone. I just love Pontiacs. Always have. Always will !
