big block vs small block

[-83MONTESS-]

... sorry old school is better

Here we go

 

[pontiacgp]

I'M not going to spend my money on that over price stuff... sorry old school is better

when was the last time you took a look at the availability and prices of the good old school stuff?

 

[That 4 door guy]

id pick a pontiac 400 or a 454 over a ls any day.

 

[-83MONTESS-]

id pick a pontiac 400 or a 454 over a ls any day.

Whyyyy????

 

[SScamino]

a 400 yes... a 454 no.

 

[kornball426]

a 400 yes... a 454 no.

To quote -83MONTESS- "whyyyy????"

I'd take a Chevy over the Pontiac any day of the week... I'm reluctant to put a 400 Pontiac in place of my Chevy 350 because I don't think it'll be anywhere nearly as fast. If I had a 454 it wouldn't even cross my mind swapping it out for a Pontiac 400, the only reason I would even think about the Pontiac is I think my car would be more valuable with the correct brand engine in it.

Edit: And I think the car would be more street friendly with a tighter converter and the more torque of the 400 vs. the 2800-3200 stall converter and the fairly big cam rev happy 355 I've got.

 

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[pontiacgp]

how did Pontiac engines get mixed up in this debate, Pontiac engines are not big or small blocks...they are in a world of their own... 8)

 

[Buford T. JuSStice]

Not only that, but I think it's a bit silly to underestimate the potential of a 400 Pontiac vs a 350 SBC. It's very easy to get 400-500 horsepower out of a 400 with nothing more than heads and bigger cam. Plus, Pontiac motors are torque monsters.

 

[SScamino]

A 400 is a great motor. I hate people that say big block pontiac and all that. Mainly cause I'm a pontiac guy with a chevy haha. I have thought of putting a 400 pontiac in my el camino... but those who don't know the difference obviously don't realize the potential of a pontiac!