|unix-freak wrote: | |> I'm putting by Firebird back on the road next year after it's been |> sitting for 10 years. |> |> My question is - what can I do with the Pontiac 350? Would boring it |> .030 over with head work/cam/headers get me over 300 HP with that |> motor. It's only 170 HP stock. Would I be better off getting a 400 and |> building it?
I agree, if it's original you ought to try to keep it that way. Should be able to get 1 HP/cubic inch pretty easily. I'd sure try to find an FI system for it. A supercharger or turbo kit might be your best route.
Otherwise, the V6 turbo was used on a few of the 3rd gen F-bodies. | | |I don't really know how far you can take a Pontiac 350, power-wise. |Certainly it could be built into a stout engine, but a Pontiac 400 or |455 isn't really any heavier and has a LOT more power potential. The |down side is that you can't walk into Eckerd Drugs and find Pontiac |engines next to the Q-tips like you can Ch*vy engines. ;-) But they're |no tougher to find than Mopars, and that's what I do. Not that hard at |all. Don't cave in to being a cheapskate and drop a Ch*vrol*t engine in |there. Keep it Pontiac powered! | |
Rex in Fort Worth