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How to Improve Pontiac V-8 Performance: Engine Block Guide

February 19, 2015 by Pontiac DiY

The stock Pontiac V-8 block is constructed of cast iron. When introduced in 1955, it displaced only 287 ci. Its robust design allowed immediate adaptability to future displacement increases. Though external dimensions remained very close to the original 287 design, the V-8 eventually displaced as much as 455 ci by increasing bore diameter and stroke […]

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Pontiac V8 Engine History: 1955-1981

February 19, 2015 by Pontiac DiY

The Oakland Motor Car Company was founded in Pontiac, Michigan, in the early 1900s, and within a few years, it became a division of the newly formed General Motors Corporation (GM). Falling between Chevrolet and Oldsmobile on the corporate ladder, Oakland introduced Pontiac in 1926 as a companion model line. The Pontiac line proved to […]

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