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Well actually it isnt a brand new intake, they are re-releasing the old dual quad P65. Good or bad it is showing there is interest in our Pontiac community.
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Well actually it isnt a brand new intake, they are re-releasing the old dual quad P65. Good or bad it is showing there is interest in our Pontiac community.
------------------ 1969 Grand Prix 9.947@133.53(1.358) 6.246@107.91(1.342) [EMAIL]alex@pontiacgroup.com /EMAIL] |
Oh yea, forgot to mention it will also be available polished too!
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Any performacne upgrades or is this just a nostalgic re-release?
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Not many people buy the Offy intake, wonder what makes them think people will buy an old obsolete design other than the nostalgic look.
I still can't phathom why they have not take the Victor intake and added EFI to it like the BBC EFI systems. There is an actual increase in popularity in EFI systems now a days and it would be the only mass produced Pontiac EFI system available. |
They just came out with a new BBC oval port EFI Victor and a Rect. port to follow. Hopefully a Pontiac wil not be far behind!
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As I see it they are just dusting off the old molds, but nonetheless it is showing that they must feel there is enough of us out there.
------------------ 1969 Grand Prix 9.947@133.53(1.358) 6.246@107.91(1.342) alex@pontiacgroup.com |
they did not even have the old molds,they borrowed one from a friend of mine and made a new mold,they gave him a set of heads for his trouble!
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WOW!! Thats even better [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]
------------------ 1969 Grand Prix 9.947@133.53(1.358) 6.246@107.91(1.342) alex@pontiacgroup.com |
Is it a dual Spreadbore intake?
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No. It will only accept square bore carbs
This is from Edelbrocks web site: Pontiac Dual Quad P-65 Manifolds The new Pontiac dual-quad manifold is a direct reproduction of the original Edelbrock Pontiac P-65 manifold delivering classic Edelbrock performance from off-idle to 5500 rpm. Bosses at the rear of the manifold accommodate brake booster, accessory bracket and throttle linkage. The flanges match the ports on the Edelbrock Performer RPM Pontiac heads for proven performance. Not for HEI distributors. Pontiac Dual-Quad Manifolds Part No. For 326-455 Pontiac V8s (1965-79) #5450* For 326-455 Pontiac V8s - Polished #54501* http://www.pontiacgroup.com/stuff/5450.jpg ------------------ 1969 Grand Prix 9.947@133.53(1.358) 6.246@107.91(1.342) alex@pontiacgroup.com [This message has been edited by WARPed (edited 12-28-2001).] |
This is good news! What are the prices?
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I guess its from a 409 being my first car I just like the looks of multi carbs, esp quads! You can probabaly get as much HP out of a single 4 and good intake, in fact Hot Rod just had an articel using a moderately built SBC.
Most dual quads though can only fit AFB carbs not enough spacing for Holleys end to end, but they can go on sideways, the way I had them on my '09. |
too bad they could not make it HEI friendl. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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they could have,it just would not have worked as well!They could put the front carb in front of the front ports and the rear carb between the front and rear ports!Or they could have made it high enough to clear the dist. oh wait what about hood clearance.What about a small body HEI?
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Obviously, it's a nostalgia piece, so AFBs would be perfect. Besides, they're cheap new and easy to work on.
Now if someone would jump on the Bridgeport and make one of those Stree Hemi-style carb pans and top for it, wouldn't that look cool? |
yeah I guess if your gonna go through all the hoops to put dual Quads on it you should go ahead and get cool looking MSD Dist or something instead of an old ugly HEI anyway !!! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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Bob's on the money. I've always thought of making a custom pan for a 2x4 setup that would mate up with a T/A shaker. The kewel factor would be worth any loss in performance to me.
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Car Craft (or was it Hot Rod?) recently did a test of a wide range of intakes.. the old low rise dual plane with 500cfm carters did quite well vs a Victor intake with a Holley HP carb.
only a slight loss in peak HP but it made more torque down low. This was done on a chebby but I'm sure the basic's are close. Only the Dyno can tell. |
I have called Edelbrock a number of times recently, according to the tech's I have spoken to they aren't even close to offering a pontiac efi manifold. I want to take my 74 GTO to efi without spending $4000 dollars.
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