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Old 05-26-2012, 02:33 PM   #6
66-PMD-GMC
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Re: pontiac in a chevy?

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Dollar for dollar you can build a SB Chevy motor that will do just as much or more than the Pontiac 400, but if you had a motor that was good and only needed say gaskets then the idea doesn't sound as crazy as some might think. I actually like the idea if you can do it without spending a bunch of money doing it cause if you ever get tired of it and decide to sell it, it's going to be a lot harder finding someone else that likes what you did.
Not true..... you will spend more on a chevy 1st gen small block to equal the torque output of a stock Pontiac. I have 35 years of experiance in building both motors to make that claim.. Pontiacs make more torque than sbc... dollar for dollar.
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