Even though its glory days may have been relatively short lived, the Pontiac 455 is one of the most iconic V8 engines of the muscle car era. Pontiac built the engine for the 1970–1976 model years, where it produced a maximum of 370 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque. It was the big...
This car retains its matching numbers 455 cubic inch V8 engine. Buyers had the choice of either a 400 cubic inch V8 engine or a 455 cubic inch V8 engine in the 1976 Trans Am. There were 7,528 Trans Ams built in 1976 with the L75 455 cubic inch V8 engine. This engine was rated at...
This 1970 Pontiac GTO is located in Southern California in the town of Lebec. The car needs a complete restoration but was originally equipped with a 455 cubic inch V8 engine and 4 speed manual transmission. The GTO is listedhere on Craigslistfor $11,500 which includes a built 455 cubic in...
along with many other competing brands, was to develop their new model lines around a more popular V8 engine design. That is where the Pontiac Strato Streak V8 engine comes into play. The Strato Streak V8 was introduced in 1955 with a 287 cubic-inch...
Historically, the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am raised the performance levels a notch or two over a plain Firebird in the muscle car hierarchy of the Sixties. But the Super Duty 455 version of the Trans Am — that number represents the cubic inches of the hand-assembled V8 engine — moved ...
The 1973-1974 Super Duty 455 engine was one significant part of this industry-wide slide. The SD Trans Ams and formulae are among the most desirable Pontiacs ever produced, if not the most. This engine with its legacy. The 301 cubic inches and 265 cubic inches V8 were the only non-trad...
Power / weight838 ps (827 bhp) / t Torque / weight912 Nm (673 lb-ft) / t Transmission4 speed manual Layoutfront engine, rear wheel drive More Pontiac cars133 2006 Pontiac GTO 6.0 400 ps, 1668 kg 1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 455 Super Duty 314 ps, 1691 kg ...
The 455 CID V8 remained optional but was dropped to 250 hp (186 kW) and available only with the Turbo Hydra-Matic transmission. The 455 HO engine did not reappear, but GM initially announced the availability of a Super Duty 455 engine (shared with the contemporary Pontiac Trans Am SD455)...
For 1974, the GTO moved on to the compact GM X-body platform, becoming an option package on the Pontiac Ventura, itself being a close relative of the Chevy Nova. The 400 and 455 were no more, with a 200 horsepower 350-cubic-inch V8 being the sole engine option. The car had become ...
Under the hood of the incredible Trans Ams used for the film sat a 400 ci V8 engine, which pushed out somewhere in the realm of 200 horsepower. Torque numbers were a lot higher at around 320 ft/lbs. Unlike many iconic muscle cars that we’ve all come to know and love, the Trans ...