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The 350 CID V8 that has been wedged under its hood was intended to give the car some actual poop. The carās original engine was the lamentable āIron Dukeā (or Iron Puke) four and being saddled with that motor in almost any car is like going to a make-out party when you were in middle school and getting paired with the kid wearing headgear. The V8 is an appreciable upgrade as its estimated 220 horsepower is more than double the output of the original four-pot.
The conversion was done by someone described as a GM engineer who, according to the Pontiac Enthusiast story, sourced the V8 out of a 1992 Chevy pickup truck. The transplant took six months to complete, with probably a good deal of that time figuring out a mid-plate between the big engine and the punky little THM-125 three-speed automatic that came with the car. Obviously not up to the task out of the box, the transmission received additional clutch packs, enlarged oil passages, and aftermarket valving to keep up with the V8ās output.
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At $7,000, Is This Custom V8-Powered 1985 Pontiac 6000 A Great Deal?
Nice Price or No Dice: At $7,000, Is This V8-Powered 1985 Pontiac 6000 A One-Of-A-Kind Deal?
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The 350 CID V8 that has been wedged under its hood was intended to give the car some actual poop. The carās original engine was the lamentable āIron Dukeā (or Iron Puke) four and being saddled with that motor in almost any car is like going to a make-out party when you were in middle school and getting paired with the kid wearing headgear. The V8 is an appreciable upgrade as its estimated 220 horsepower is more than double the output of the original four-pot.
The conversion was done by someone described as a GM engineer who, according to the Pontiac Enthusiast story, sourced the V8 out of a 1992 Chevy pickup truck. The transplant took six months to complete, with probably a good deal of that time figuring out a mid-plate between the big engine and the punky little THM-125 three-speed automatic that came with the car. Obviously not up to the task out of the box, the transmission received additional clutch packs, enlarged oil passages, and aftermarket valving to keep up with the V8ās output.