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[t/a 6.6]

Ok so here is the low down, I have in my garage a 1978 pontiac trans-am. It has the W72 engine package. That means for all of you who might not know that it has the pontiac 400 cubic inch motor (as opposed to the olds 403). My car also has a higher compersion ratio then the run of the mill 400. instead of the basic 7.7:1 it has a 8.1:1 compersion ratio.
Now down to bussness. My town has been invaded by fofo cars, you may know them as street tunners. I can stand the sound of those honda civics with there coffe can mufflers. So I want to dust the shit out of them but to truely dust them i need more power any help is greatly and much needed.

[79Bandit]

umm buddy...to dust those hondas....your t.a stock is perfectly fine...my little cousin gives them a run for there money on his tri-cycle...if you want to go made crazy on power ... talk to mr.phbody the man is a genious i wouldnt mind taking a 400 block and making it a 472 stroker... umm whats your budget im sure i can help you out on a reasonable set up..also what you got on the engine now?

off topic - atlease in your town they havent started raising caprice classics and slapping on 20'' rims...yes its true...they do that here

[MrPbody]

They do it here, too...

The "sky is the limit" for power production from 400P. Your budget is about the only constraint. There are more "goodies" available for the Pontiac in the last three or four years, than the 25 years previous. The ol' Injun is back, to be sure. Tell us your goals and budget, and we'll see what we can do!

First order of business is to buy "How to Build Max-performance Pontiac V8s" by Jim Hand, published by SA Designs. The best $20 you'll ever spend on your Pontiac! The book was completed in Summer, '04. It is the most current study of the old engine.

Jim

[t/a 6.6]

Originally Posted by 79Bandit

umm buddy...to dust those hondas....your t.a stock is perfectly fine...my little cousin gives them a run for there money on his tri-cycle...if you want to go made crazy on power ... talk to mr.phbody the man is a genious i wouldnt mind taking a 400 block and making it a 472 stroker... umm whats your budget im sure i can help you out on a reasonable set up..also what you got on the engine now?

off topic - atlease in your town they havent started raising caprice classics and slapping on 20'' rims...yes its true...they do that here

NOOOOOOOOOOOO.................. That can't be true. but ok i will talk to him

[t/a 6.6]

so yeah basicly i have a semi tight budget. It would be nice to keep it cheep but i am willing to put forth a small chunck of change. So thanks for anyhelp

[79Bandit]

umm for about 4 grand you can get the set up i have...mine cost me about 5k but thats because its all chrome its cheaper if you dont care what it looks like i hope to see 400 hp in my new set up i also have a 400ci in a 79 trans am

[t/a 6.6]

ok thats a little much but lets here what ya done so i can get a good idea on what to do

[79Bandit]

Originally Posted by t/a 6.6

ok thats a little much but lets here what ya done so i can get a good idea on what to do

Sorry it took so long for me to replay,

okay what i have got is a 1968 pontiac 400 (specs i belive are still the same for your engine as they are on mine) anywho Bored .035 over with a Stroked 4.25, then we have custom ross flat top pistons eagle forged connecting rods, forged crank, comp cam's xtreme energy cam grind number P XE274H-10, Comp Cams magnum rocker arms, new lifters, valves seals ect.. ect... holley 750 Double Pumper Carb that sits on edlebrocks pontiac perfomer II; this setup should be good for atlease 400, this changes the dissplacement from a 400 to a 461 and if you set it up right these engines are capable of 475+ ask mr.pbody he knows a lot about the pontiac engines and has helped me a lot..if you got any questions just email me [email protected]

[t/a 6.6]

thanks alot i have already begun my preperations to wipe out the tunner trash.

[79Bandit]

Originally Posted by t/a 6.6

thanks alot i have already begun my preperations to wipe out the tunner trash.

what are you going with?

[t/a 6.6]

Well like i said before i have a tight budget. And i was changing the oil and noticed how god aful huge the catilitic converter was. So i did a quick check on the dyno 2003 program and realized that if i could move more air threw the engine i could really crank out some ponys. so i put a hi flow "bandit"style catalicic converter and a REAL air intack and man those tuners just get smaller faster and faster in my rear view mirror
I know its probably nothing like yours but like I said i am in short supply of money but in due time i will propable go stroker style thx for the help