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Pontiac - Street
Today, 09:53 PM
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Who Makes Headers for Pontiac ?
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Formulajones
Same experience here. All my jet hot coated...
Same experience here. All my jet hot coated headers are also coated on the inside.
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Pontiac - Street
Today, 09:47 AM
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Street recipe: 670 vs. 6x-4
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Formulajones
91 octane pump fuel for the last 20 years here in...
91 octane pump fuel for the last 20 years here in Arizona. It's all 10% plus ethanol here.
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Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 09:30 PM
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High Torque Starters
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Formulajones
Just an FYI the RobbMC starters are Mitsubishi...
Just an FYI the RobbMC starters are Mitsubishi starters and the aluminum block is machined for different engine applications, which also makes the starter clockable.
If you ever need a solenoid...
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Pontiac - Street
05-24-2024, 09:19 PM
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Read my plugs
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Formulajones
Yeah Joe, to get a good read on timing and fuel...
Yeah Joe, to get a good read on timing and fuel you need a brand new plug, run it WOT and shut it down.
Plugs that have been run a while, lots of idle time, and just general around town...
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Pontiac - Street
05-24-2024, 01:06 PM
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High Torque Starters
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Formulajones
Yikes, even on a daily driver 3 starters in 15...
Yikes, even on a daily driver 3 starters in 15 years is not a great track record. You guys hardly drive these cars so to go through 3 starters in 15 years on a car hardly driven doesn't say good...
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Pontiac - Street
05-24-2024, 10:16 AM
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‘69 with 10.5:1 CR advertised. what was the actual CR?
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Formulajones
I've taken apart a hand full of virgin...
I've taken apart a hand full of virgin performance engines for rebuild and cc'd heads, checked piston to deck height, stroke, etc... including Pontiac, Ford, and Chevrolets, and none of them actually...
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Pontiac - Street
05-23-2024, 07:36 AM
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Street recipe: 670 vs. 6x-4
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876
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Formulajones
It's not hot at all it's a factory stock build...
It's not hot at all it's a factory stock build that has run on 91 octane for the last 20 years, raced that way as well
Where people get in trouble with these things on pump fuel is putting...
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Pontiac - Street
05-22-2024, 05:08 PM
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Street recipe: 670 vs. 6x-4
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Formulajones
Easily doable with a 400 and 068 cam using either...
Easily doable with a 400 and 068 cam using either of those heads.
My RAIII 400 with unported 12's that dont flow any better than your choices, 10.13:1 compression using a melling 068, stock...
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THE LOBBY
05-22-2024, 02:17 PM
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Is Pontiac coming back?
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Formulajones
Don't care, this day and age if they came out...
Don't care, this day and age if they came out with anything it would likely be an electric piece of cow dung anyway
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Pontiac - Street
05-21-2024, 07:43 AM
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Hot Rod Power Tour 2024
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Formulajones
That should be a good time, I drove those areas...
That should be a good time, I drove those areas from time to time living in Cincinnati. Great scenery.
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Pontiac - Street
05-21-2024, 06:50 AM
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Hot Rod Power Tour 2024
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Formulajones
I'm guessing it's no where near the West side of...
I'm guessing it's no where near the West side of the country cause I haven't heard anything about it around here.
Where are they going this year?
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Pontiac - Street
05-21-2024, 06:44 AM
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Your MSD dist set up.
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Formulajones
Also forgot, I always use manifold vacuum and as...
Also forgot, I always use manifold vacuum and as you described you can adjust that spring to give you as much or nothing at idle. Depends on how much vacuum your engine makes. I typically will add...
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Pontiac - Street
05-21-2024, 06:25 AM
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Your MSD dist set up.
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Formulajones
It's an engine I bought from blueprint. So far a...
It's an engine I bought from blueprint. So far a great package, very responsive and loads of torque everywhere. Very happy with it so far. I dropped it in my Chevelle.
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Pontiac - Street
05-21-2024, 06:22 AM
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Your MSD dist set up.
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Formulajones
Sounds like you tightened up the spring in the...
Sounds like you tightened up the spring in the vacuum advance with the Allen wrench. That basically adjusts how much vacuum it takes to start moving the actuator and also shortens or lengthens the...
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Pontiac - Street
05-20-2024, 05:06 PM
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Your MSD dist set up.
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Posted By
Formulajones
The all in total really won't make too much...
The all in total really won't make too much difference at the track simply because while racing the engine won't spend any time below that rpm anyway.
You could have total all in at 2500 or 3100...
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Pontiac - Street
05-20-2024, 02:14 PM
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Your MSD dist set up.
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414
Posted By
Formulajones
I always use the black bushing because I tend to...
I always use the black bushing because I tend to be tuning cars with a bit of camshaft that like more initial (idle timing)
In fact the 598 crate engine I just set up wanted more so I machined my...
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Pontiac - Street
05-19-2024, 02:50 PM
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Competition Engineering Rear Shocks Setting
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Formulajones
Similar to how I set them up for a radial except...
Similar to how I set them up for a radial except that you typically want more instant center to drive the tires into the ground on a radial setup, not necessarily weight transfer like you do on a...
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68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH
05-19-2024, 10:08 AM
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Hideaway bumper brackets
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Formulajones
I've messed with that before. All that's needed...
I've messed with that before. All that's needed is to enlarge the holes in the standard brackets that are already there, for the actuator rod to pass through, just as North mentioned.
As far as...
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Pontiac - Street
05-18-2024, 08:13 AM
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Best compression for Crower 60919 cam help
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Formulajones
Sounds like the RAIV Crower isn't as good as it...
Sounds like the RAIV Crower isn't as good as it once was.
I always leaned towards the melling versions. Similar to what Jay is mentioning when I was talking to a bunch of guys in the PS series...
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Pontiac - Street
05-17-2024, 05:50 PM
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Engine Oil Additives
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Formulajones
Engine oil is such a funny subject. Has...
Engine oil is such a funny subject.
Has anyone here driven their car a couple thousand miles, sent in an oil sample with their magic additive and compared that to an oil sample without additives...
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Pontiac - Street
05-17-2024, 01:53 PM
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10 year old new oil????
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1,231
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Formulajones
Wow. Vehicles you still start and drive on...
Wow. Vehicles you still start and drive on occasion? That's what it sounded like Bill is doing. I'd love to see an oil analysis posted up on that, I've never left one in that long to even send in...
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Pontiac - Street
05-17-2024, 09:22 AM
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Engine Oil Additives
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2,788
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Formulajones
Something else it helps in with these classic...
Something else it helps in with these classic cars, since we all pretty much have ethanol fuels now, is it appears to me to keep corrosion in the fuel system at bay.
Like I've mentioned I've used...
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Pontiac - Street
05-17-2024, 07:25 AM
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36
10 year old new oil????
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1,231
Posted By
Formulajones
Wow you have vehicles you haven't changed the oil...
Wow you have vehicles you haven't changed the oil in over 5 years?
Geeez
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
05-16-2024, 05:12 PM
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Questions Re: Manual 4 Wheel Disc Brakes Conversion
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333
Posted By
Formulajones
Corvettes we're built in The 10's of thousands...
Corvettes we're built in The 10's of thousands with 4 wheel manual disc brakes starting in 65 and continued the trend with manual into the mid 70's. Power was an option.
I did 4 wheel manual disc...
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Pontiac - Street
05-15-2024, 02:15 PM
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82
Engine Oil Additives
Views:
2,788
Posted By
Formulajones
That's referred to in the industry as climbing...
That's referred to in the industry as climbing lube. There are a few ring gear companies that recommend that type of lube when building rear ends and when I get it from them, if I remember right it...
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