How to Build Max Performance Pontiac V8s – 287 to 455

How to Build Max Performance Pontiac V8s (Click to enlarge) (more images)Author: Jim Hand Publisher: Cartech, Inc. ISBN: 1884089674 (1-884-08967-4) ISBN-13: 9781884089671 (978-1-884-08967-1) Format: Softcover, 128 pages Date Published: 08-2004 Order Code: CT-SA78 Item DescriptionHow to Build Max-Performance Pontiac V-8s from the 287 to the mighty 455, from Tempests to Tri-Powers. Contents: History of the Pontiac V8 Engine 1955 Through 1979. Building Your Short Block. Camshaft Selection. Carburetors. Intake Manifolds. Heads. Porting Pontiac D-Port Heads. Exhaust Systems. Ignition Systems. Cooling Systems. Street / Strip Pontiac Engine Packages. Pontiac performance began back in 1955 with the mid-year introduction of a 4-barrel induction package. From there, the performance people at Pontiac upped the ante year after year, putting together performance packages for the 326, 389, 400, 421, and 455-cubic-inch engines. From Tri-Powers and Ram Air packages to factory cast headers, Pontiac has a performance and racing history as memorable and unique as any. Author Jim Hand begins with a year-by-year timeline, tracing Pontiac performance packages from 1955 through 1979, and then moves on to chapters on bottom end parts, and cooling, oiling, and ignition systems. He has also included special sections on the available carburetors including Tri-Powers, Q-Jets, Thermoquads, and AFBs, as well as detailed info on head porting and exhaust systems, featuring quantitative flowbench and drag-strip results. If you want to increase the performance of your Pontiac, How to Build Max-Performance Pontiac V-8s will show you how. 300 Black & White photographs & Illustrations.Product Images Front Cover (click to enlarge) Rear Cover (click to enlarge)

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