Sleeper Pontiac

[CyborgbobaFett]

Is this the one that has the two turbos near the rear axle to hide the whole turbo system?

[wipeoutkx]

it's a pontiac,what more do you need to say.....gotta love it....

[porschefan102]

Pontiac back in the day made some mean muscle cars. It's too bad they resorted to crap commuter cars

[webstar90]

Wow that car is insane!

[buellrider443]

This car is GR8! Imagine if he gets it to hook up. Bet he has to buy rear tires every week.

[christopher68ful]

tire smoke!!! 900+ rwhp. Wonder wat p.o.s. the snnouncer drives??

[MrFreekyByg]

This same car was feaatured in one of the car mags, I can't remember whether it was Car Craft or Hot rod. The turbos are tucked in back near the diff right? Awesome sleeper. Although I think true sleepers have four doors, that's just my personal opinion......

[JusticeYouWant2010]

It is funny, Mopar gave up on the HEMI engine in the 50s, then Mickey Thompson made some after market HEMI heads for 389/421 Pontiac engines. So in 1962 Chris Jackman won the AA/D Class NHRA Nationals with a stroked Pontiac motor, 450 cid and M/T HEMI heads, 1000 H.P. @ 6100 RPM. I've heard that Mopar built the 426 HEMI after they seen heard of the impressive results of the Mickey Thompson HEMI Heads for Pontiac 421 SD. After GM ban racing, Ray Nichels went from Pontiac to Mopar, Dodge.

[JusticeYouWant2010]

@JusticeYouWant2010 All of sudden when Ray Nichels went from Pontiac to Mopar, Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth, MOPAR cars started looking like Pontiacs and started to perform like the Pontiacs.

[JusticeYouWant2010]

Can you believe this commentor, piece of junk Pontiac, definately not to bright ! Great video !

[JusticeYouWant2010]

@JusticeYouWant2010 Commentator, whatever !

[JusticeYouWant2010]

September 1963, 1963 Pontiac Tempest Lemans 421 Super Duty (2 x 4 barrel carbs), "Running Bear", ran 1/4 mile in 11.89 seconds @ 123.28 MPH, the Prototype of the new/first upcoming Pontiac GTO, ( Pontiac Engineers/Knafel Pontiac). Arnie Beswick blew away all the new 1964 426 HEMIS and new 1964 Ford ThunderBolts 427s with Swiss Cheese Catalina, Tempest Lemans and Tempest Lemans station wagon all with 421 Super Dutys, way to go Arnie, Pontiac 421 SD, LEGENDARY.

[deannaber]

@JusticeYouWant2010 Yes sir i'm a believer my family grew up with pontiacs! and having owned a couple of warmed up low geared pontiacs as a teenager,i had fun.Just the sound alone!!!! Your knowlege of the 421 is appreciated.

[zachisballin94]

wow this car pulls man! great job!!!!!

[vettecsix]

Love it!

[cabaneen]

That why he straigthened the curving driving shaft ...

[person1492]

Your average family sedan! No, that's a coupe.

[TransAmFTW]

hell actually i wouldnt mess with it if someone takes a pontiac for a sleeper they got another thing comin they were built apon performance even there basic cars back then still avereged what 5.0l on up to a 7.3l i think pontiac ftw!! very few had smaller engines in them..

[loggyon]

Awesome!

[chevellenut1968]

holly shit man this the perfect sleeper great car pontiac power this is the best sleeper iv ever seen and ive seen alot great job

[UR50SLO]

That's Awsome Man! Talked to a friend of yours with a Buick Powered Elky the other night. I've talked with you about the TMZ trans controller before.

I think you did a great job with this!!!! :)

~Scott

[carbinite]

@UR50SLO Thank you so much for the kind words Scott! Don't forget about Tom N. he is the actual builder.

[UR50SLO]

What it end up running there at the drag strip? Love the car and video!!!

[carbinite]

@UR50SLO 8.92 @ 160 so far at 20psi of boost. Car usually make 27 psi but had problems with boost controller. Should go a couple of tenths faster.

[MidnightinSavannah]

What did it run at the track?

[carbinite]

@MidnightinSavannah 8.92 @ 160 so far at 20psi of boost. Car usually make 27 psi but had problems with boost controller. Should go a couple of tenths faster.

[connecttro]

great job driving

[AnthonyMorrow1982]

Love it! Too bad Pontiac isnt around anymore, It was my GM of choice.

[aaronbobaron]

@AnthonyMorrow1982 Yeah it was a very sad day when they announced Pontiac is no more.

[jbyrd0861]

think i read about this tempest in hotrod...twin turbo holsets?

[carbinite]

That's correct. Twin Holset HT3B

[07rye07]

thats awesome...guess you cant judge a book by its cover

[mack1381]

that's nice sleeper

really destroys their fair share of heavily moodded vehicles

[cletus8269]

sweet i read about this car in hemmings muscle machines. very nasty ride.

[carbinite]

Thanks Cletus! I didn't know about Hemmings. We were in oct 07 hotrod though.

hp is now up to 1247 @ wheels.

[cletus8269]

insane. looking back through my archives i dont see it in the HMM, maybe it was hotrod, i dont remember it being that long ago. time flies when you are having fun though. how long have you had the car?

[s3k71on8]

dont doubt pontiacs at all. i have a bone stock 6000 and it eats alot of your civics. bout to turbo the shit tho

[brg73]

sleeper pontiac is an oxymoron

[deannaber]

nice car,i like the chevy bbc,its too bad the pontiac bb break...

[carbinite]

Maybe someday it will get a Pontiac engine but this is what we had laying around.

[67STANGKID]

race that on pinks

[carbinite]

We thought about it.

[ghm389]

Sleeper all the way, Sweet

[the13joker]

perfect sleeper!!

[ChevelleSSLS6]

now that's a sport compact. :)

[carbinite]

I guess it was actually one of the original sport compacts.

[jerrys96lt4]

Love that sleeper man what agreat car

[carbinite]

Thanks Jerry!

[carbinite]

It's only run a 9.5 at 152 so far but I have not run it in the past year. I will try to get some more numbers on it within the next couple of weeks.

[rickg156]

omg thats still fast jesus i would love my car to be even close to that fast

[duanedragon2]

That has a brutal top end charge. Love the hubcaps. What's it trapping at? What ET?

[moparXdarren]

shit can that chevy motor. put a Pontiac back in it!

[carbinite]

How about s-canning the pontiac body and putting the engine in a chevy?

[tthriller]

this pontiac is quite different from any chevy around those years (independent rear susp. and trany located in the rear) thats for starters.

[carbinite]

That is correct! It was a very unique car and very much ahead of it's time.

[deannaber]

If you droped a 305 in it, that ran that hard who cares !!! its gm,i just like the old pontiacs,they sing a different tune....dont listen to that mopar guy he is probly jealous ,and lashing out...

[jingq2]

@deannaber mopar or no car son!

[deannaber]

@jingq2 lol Do we have to do this ? Ok this is how it works for you mopar and ford guys! And dont worry about that "327" 4 door impala station wagon Spankin that 426 hemi cuda outside!! "Pay attention" I'm just learning ya boy!!! The true definition for both is as follows so listen up.

F.O.R.D ~Frequently Out Run by Datsun~

M.O.P.A.R ~Mopar Is A Slow Car~ Class is dismissed.

[jingq2]

@deannaber dont be hating cuz ur car hang with the mopars, it happens to the best of us.

[vistacruiser67]

I was disappointed to see Chevy power.

[deannaber]

yes that chevy is bad !! "and is fine where its at", in the pontiac!!! all gm .....is what i say just dont put a 403 olds in ok??!!!

[adamrst]

Thats incredible...

[StavGTR]

my fave car EVER, awesome work

[carbinite]

Thanks StavGTR! We are headed back to Maxton to run the mile this weekend. Hope she stays together!

[strokersteve468]

so cool

[carbinite]

Thanks strokersteve!

[numsebolleren]

Cooooool car - noone expects that

[cool12291]

need some slicks

[MotorCityThreads]

Baddest Tempest ever! Well Done!

[flashlightdrags]

dave norris drives the dart i got his signature

[flashlightdrags]

i rode in the dart with the blower that beat him it has 1250hp 426 hemi.the pontiac is computerized it has a laptop in it.

[DEAROLDDAD1]

TOO BAD IT DON'T HAVE A PONTIAC MOTOR

[crh5464]

Cool!

[jezusowns7boo]

That tempest made it into hotrod magazine.

[wychez1]

YIKES!