PONTIAC Holley's '79 LeMans with out a LS?!?!?!

[pagrunt]

A dare to be different build with a LT based 4.3 V6/6 speed. One thing I don't like is they claim a difference in '78-'81 A's & '82 up G's.
Our particular test mule is a 1979 example, a fifth-gen car that rides the same A-body platform that underpinned the Chevrolet Malibu, Buick Century and Pontiac Grand Am and is almost identical to the better-known G-body platform that GM sold through the 1980s.
Still a cool read.

Can A Modern V6 Swap Work? We Check Out Holley's LV1 V6-Swapped Pontiac Development Test Vehicle

Can a V6 swap work as well as a V8 swap? We take a look at the LV1-swapped Pontiac LeMans that Holley is testing potential new product on to see if there is a reason to skip out on two extra cylinders.

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[CrammerGram69]

Super interesting! I'll give it a read. P.S. It should be known that is a 1978, (Silver gauge & has the 2 Stripes) on the Marker Bezels. 1979 has 3 Stripes. The light blue interior looks like it has faired quite well though time unless it's been redone. Pretty hard color to get nowadays But. Overall a good read, I liked the sound Dyno of that V6! They can be so Underappreatcied nowadays, built right. Can most certainly blow away a V8 build of the same type.

 

[doood]

It basically is a LS (or LT or whatever). lol

 

[mclellan83]

I dig the build

 

[doood]

I dig the build

starting with a cherry looking lemans - for sure. Hard to mess it up.

 

[olds307 and 403]

Less horsepower but more torque than most NA V6, which I like. As they say, a good cruising platform. Anything slightly different, I like. With Holley's new GDI controller and swap parts, an install should be straight foward.