the first-generation Camaros got Chevrolet engines while their Firebird colleagues got Pontiac engines (including the innovative SOHC straight-six). The 1970-1981 second-generation Firebirds still had some Pontiac-only engines, but Chevrolet and Oldsmobile power crept under some hoods during that period...
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This is the first year that the 455 cubic inch V8 engine was available in the GTO. The base engine for 1970 was the Ram Air III 400 cubic inch V8 and the two optional engines were the Ram Air IV 400 cubic inch V8 and the 455 HO cubic inch V8 engine. This was a D-Port engine ...
“HO” V8, which Pontiac claimed produced 360hp. Plenty of contemporary media outlets questioned that figure, believing that the truth was probably 20hp higher. Backing this 455 is a 3-speed automatic transmission, while the car was ordered with a Safe-T-Track rear end, power steering, power...
The optional 455 had the same rated power (although at a peak of 3,600 rpm), but substantially more torque. Most of the drop was attributable to the new rating system (which now reflected an engine in as-installed condition with mufflers, accessories, and standard intake). The engines ...
Engines were tweaked: the six to 96/100 bhp, the eight to 116/120 bhp. A busier grille and new DeLuxe side trim were the main alterations for 1952. Horsepower crept up, too. Korean War restrictions and a nationwide steel strike limited model-year output to only 271,000 units. A major...
quickly responded with some of the biggest and most powerful engines ever offered for street use. The GTO, however, was no longer among the first rank. It was still a fast car, but it could not match rivals like theBuick GS 455 Stage 1or Chrysler’s Hemi-poweredPlymouth BarracudaandDodge...
It's been a merry-go-round the past few months, the rumormill focused on what will power the next Porsche Boxster Spyder. First came hearsay of a flat-six going into the special edition of a model line known for its turbocharged four-cylinder engines. Then came tattling that t...
1964-1981 Pontiac 326-455, 166-Tooth, 30 lb, Internal Balance Part# 13-130 $479.95 Flowtech Long Tube Header - Black Painted -1-5/8 in. x 3.0 in. 1967-1974 Camaro/Firebird - 1965-1974 Chevy Full Size Car - 1964-1972 GM A-Body - 1968-1974 GM X-Body - 265-400 SBC...