Pontiac V8 engine - Wikipedia
The Pontiac V8 engine is a family of overhead valve 90° V8 engines manufactured by the Pontiac Division of General Motors Corporation between 1955 and 1981. The engines feature a cast-iron block and head and two valves per cylinder.
Pontiac V8 Engine – The engine that sparked the Muscle Car Era
The Pontiac V8 engine was designed in the late 40s, and came equipped with overhead valves and a new innovative, lightweight valve train. This engine proved so reliable that production lasted from 1955 to 1981.
A History Lesson in Pontiac V8 Power - Engine Builder Magazine
2018年1月31日 · Pontiac gained a new V8 powered muscle car for 2009 in the form of the G8 GXP sourced from Holden. The 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP sport sedan was powered by a 6.2-liter V8 LS3 engine that produced 402 hp. Offered with a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission, 0 to 60-mile per hour acceleration for the G8 GXP was in the mid-four seconds.
Pontiac V-8 Engines
In 1955, Pontiac introduced a 287 cid V-8 engine, Pontiac’s first production overhead valve V-8. Engineers Clayton B. Leach and Ed Windeler had developed this cast-iron engine with ball-and-stud rocker arms, gusher-type cooling, pressure-suction crankcase ventilation, and easy-to-cast block construction to keep costs down and make it efficient.
Pontiac V8 Engine History: 1955-1981
2015年2月19日 · Pontiac’s top engine option in 1969 and 1970 was its Ram Air IV (R/A IV), which had a solid 6,000-rpm operating limit. The intake-port roof of the round-port R/A IV cylinder head was raised 1/8 inch and the intake port volume was increased from 153 to 180 cc, which allowed it to operate at its intended limit.
Pontiac 455 Engine Guide - Pontiac's Best Big-Block V8 Engine
2023年8月13日 · The Pontiac 455 V8 is widely considered one of the top muscle car engines in history. It produced massive amounts of horsepower and incredible low-end torque, all while maintaining reliability and dependability.
1955-1982 Pontiac Small Journal and Large Journal V8s
2023年3月16日 · Pontiac V8 engines are broken into two categories, small main journal and large main journal engines. All Pontiac engines have the same deck height except for the 1969 303 Trans Am engine and the short-lived 301 and 265 V8s of the early 80s.
1955-1982 Pontiac V-8 Engines - Part 4 - Over-Drive Magazine
2023年3月16日 · Pontiac V8 engines are broken into two categories, small main journal and large main journal engines. All Pontiac engines have the same deck height except for the 1969 303 Trans Am engine and the short-lived 301 and 265 V8s of the early 80s.
1955-1982 Pontiac V-8 Engines - Part 2 - Over-Drive Magazine
2023年3月16日 · Pontiac V8 engines are broken into two categories – small main journal and large main journal engines. All Pontiac engines have the same deck height except for the 1969 303 Trans Am engine and the short-lived 301 and 265 V8s of the early 80s.
Pontiac motor history | Pontiac GTO Forum
2024年4月30日 · The basic platform that went on to power the above-listed Pontiac legends came to be in 1955 when the company developed its first overhead-valve V8 engine. With its initial displacement of 287 cubic inches, the V8 made 173 horsepower. From there, Pontiac continued to push the envelope with the platform, continuously boring and stroking to ...