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Pontiac - Street
Today, 03:11 PM
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77 TA replacement rotors and pads stock upgrade help
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Ken the Delco Professional pads I put on the 2015...
Ken the Delco Professional pads I put on the 2015 Silverado were GG rated also. This truck has the best stopping and pedal feel of any vehicle I have ever driven, better than my wife's 2021. Rock...
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Pontiac - Street
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77 TA replacement rotors and pads stock upgrade help
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My 78 TA with stock rotors and just plain old...
My 78 TA with stock rotors and just plain old organic Bendix pads stops fine form 125 at the track.
I have Hawk on the front 81 TA and not impressed yet. They do not stop well as the rear discs with...
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77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH
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79 W72 Y84 4-speed New Cam
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Nope! but the first one the front journal was at...
Nope! but the first one the front journal was at least 0.001 too big and would not go in the motor! Bigger than any cam I had on the shelf. had to ship it back to Comp to get it replaced
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77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH
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79 W72 Y84 4-speed New Cam
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I had a custom XE 262 (112 LS)in my original 78...
I had a custom XE 262 (112 LS)in my original 78 180 HP motor and then used a Summit 2801 in the low compression 400 in the 81 TA both seemed to performed identical. both a very mild lope run AC fine....
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Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 10:00 AM
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angle torque bolts.
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Ken I recently did my 2015 Chevy truck man the...
Ken I recently did my 2015 Chevy truck man the specs on the front caliper bracket tp spindle were really high and they used loctite in addition! Had to use a breaker bar and slide the jack handle...
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Pontiac - Race
Yesterday, 09:51 AM
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1820 HP 505 CID pump gas engine
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Now that is a freaking blower!
Now that is a freaking blower!
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Pontiac - Street
04-27-2024, 07:33 PM
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Ever see a steering stabilizer on a 2nd gen?
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Skip Fix
Must be for the off road tires they swapped on:)
Must be for the off road tires they swapped on:)
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Pontiac - Race
04-26-2024, 03:50 PM
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Trailer tire monitor?
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My last one that blew was only 2 years old and a...
My last one that blew was only 2 years old and a trailer tire. We thought someone shot at us it was so loud! First outing for the Camaro/IA. I carry 2 spares after seeing a buddy have 2 blowouts...
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Pontiac - Race
04-20-2024, 10:05 AM
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Letting it loose tomorrow
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Cool let us know the results!
Cool let us know the results!
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Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 11:39 AM
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W72 quadrajet
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My stock 78 carb even with just a mild cam...
My stock 78 carb even with just a mild cam (228/228) the idle circuit was way too lean so all 4 idle/down tubes will need to drilled out to idle decent on a 455 unless super mild cam. Pulls out of...
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Pontiac - Race
04-19-2024, 09:53 AM
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Sean Murphy Induction closing down
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He worked for Brad Urban at the Carb Shop way...
He worked for Brad Urban at the Carb Shop way back when! Had him recolorize and freshen two different pair of dual quad Holleys.
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77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH
04-17-2024, 06:51 PM
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Found another one.....1979 Formula W72
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Very nice!
Very nice!
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Pontiac - Street
04-17-2024, 06:48 PM
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Pushrod length new Comp Hydraulic rollers?
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We ended up 8.750 on both. even though what ever...
We ended up 8.750 on both. even though what ever exhaust valves the machinist put in were about 0.100 longer then the stock RAIV tuliped valves
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Pontiac - Street
04-17-2024, 09:48 AM
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1000+ cfm from a Qjet
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Skip Fix
or blowing the needle off the seat as the float...
or blowing the needle off the seat as the float leverage is hard to hold that much pressure with the larger needle.
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Pontiac - Street
04-17-2024, 09:46 AM
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Screw in studs for a Crower 60916?
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High performance 409s used pinned studs from the...
High performance 409s used pinned studs from the factory.
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Pontiac - Street
04-17-2024, 09:43 AM
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Holley Street Dominator Manifold?
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herb Adams used a square bore on them way back...
herb Adams used a square bore on them way back then.
My Houston friend Joe Parish has a Dominator version on his 63 tempest. he did not like the driveability of the Dominator so I used a...
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Pontiac - Street
04-13-2024, 08:12 PM
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Holley tuning ?
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I have found sometimes at idle , especially with...
I have found sometimes at idle , especially with a little bigger cam the AFR on a wide band may even need to be fatter in the high 12s to 13s. Also too lean a idle circuit carries over often until...
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Pontiac - Street
04-13-2024, 10:48 AM
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High Torque Starters
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I've had good luck over the years with my Tilton...
I've had good luck over the years with my Tilton on my 78 for 30 years! Replaced it once then put a new solenoid on that one for a back up.. I did reclock it myself drilled and topped the mounting...
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Pontiac - Race
04-12-2024, 06:29 PM
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Pro Stock Pontiacs
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Yes back in the 70s and even early 80s no porting...
Yes back in the 70s and even early 80s no porting to speak of in SS.
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Pontiac - Street
04-12-2024, 09:33 AM
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Holley Street Dominator Manifold?
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Herb Adams used the Holley intake and a Holley...
Herb Adams used the Holley intake and a Holley way back when not using a factory intake and carb. The Holley intake has more material at the top of the port vs the Tomahawk. I think then they added...
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Pontiac - Race
04-11-2024, 01:16 PM
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Pro Stock Pontiacs
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I'll bet some of the really short wheelbase...
I'll bet some of the really short wheelbase subcompact Pro Stockers in the day were a handful to drive!
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Pontiac - Street
04-09-2024, 07:12 PM
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Holley Street Dominator Manifold?
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The Tomahawk flow with a 4 hole carb and a Q jet...
The Tomahawk flow with a 4 hole carb and a Q jet are totally different. The Q jet primaries are so close to the front runner the air needs a spacer to make the turn. Square bore the primaries are a...
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Pontiac - Street
04-09-2024, 04:45 PM
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Holley Street Dominator Manifold?
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As he said Tomahawk copied from an SD modified...
As he said Tomahawk copied from an SD modified Holley. O the 455 in my 78 an SD modified Holley dynoed the same as my modified Torker II.
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Pontiac - Race
04-09-2024, 03:47 PM
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PAC 1243 Valve Springs
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I could live with 10 lbs difference and get on...
I could live with 10 lbs difference and get on down the road.
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Pontiac - Street
04-09-2024, 09:48 AM
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Best 4 bolt balancer for high performance ?
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Skip Fix
Interestingly my old Pontiac ATI ( aboiut late...
Interestingly my old Pontiac ATI ( aboiut late 80s early 90s) had a separate hub. The SBC one I got for my 409(timing marks different though) was loose and had to order a new center section to "hone...
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