Mighty GP..............
9 to 1, 455
1969 2 bolt 428 block; magged, soniced, +.030 (std. 455 bore size), 11 bolt Milodon water pump.
Pontiac 455 "N" crank, std./std., chamfered oil feeds, and micro-polished. FM 3/4 groove main and cam bearings, and Clevite rod bearings.
Speed-Pro forged pistons with Total Seal file-fit rings.
Re-sized, stock cast rods, w/ARP bolts.
Owner bowl-ported #96 Pontiac heads (98cc); hardened valve seats, SI ss valves: 2.11/1:77, Chevy 7/16" rocker studs, Crower 68404 springs, and bronze valve guides.
Comp Cams #270 H sp cam: 224 @ .050, 106 IC installed straight up, .470 lift w/ 1.5 Comp roller tip rockers, 5/16" Pioneer pushrods, and Rhoads lifters.
Mellings #10540 race-prepped 60# oil pump, modded Pontiac full windage tray, angled Pontiac oil filter adapter for header clearance, and VR-1 20-50 lube.
Dual quads on Offy low rise intake: Early Buick 625cfm AFBs, progessively linked w/Mr Gasket a/c adapters and air cleaners.
Doug's headers, 2.5" X pipe, 2.5" Magneflows & 2.5" bullet type resonators, and 2.5" full length tailpipes.
MSD ready-to-run distributor w/ 34 total timing (20 degrees in dist./14 initial), Blaster SS coil, 6AL ignition box, and Moroso 8mm plug wires.
Beefed T-400 w/ 11" 2200 stall converter; stock rr w/factory 2:93 posi, ARP studded main cap, and Pontiac 8-lug wheels w/225-75R14 Cooper tires/27.3" tall.
Drag Results
Speedworld, Phoenix AZ (driven there, raced, driven home)............
4450# race wt. w/o driver and 1/2 tank of gas: 2.0, 13.54 @ 102mph.
Les
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Les Iden
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'65 Buick Sport Wagon Custom, 340, T350, 3:23
'66 GTO Post/468, 700R4, 3.31 (Mike's as of 9-16)
'68 Grand Prix/455, dual AFBs, T400, 2:93 posi (sold)
'72 TA tribute/461, T400, 3.08, (Russ's as of 9-16)
'97 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Turbo, Konis, 5 speed
'09 Torrent GXP, nav, Sun & Sound pkg., Bilsteins
Last edited by wheelspin; 05-30-2007 at 10:34 AM.
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