Pontiac GTO on dyno

[69GTOby1]

389 is not a "turn engine" shit head. Neither is the Dodge 318 or Chev 307 compared to other shit.

[sjllpl]

My friend is currently restoring a 69 Judge convertible Ram Air V car. Yes that is a V as in ram air 5

[GTRaycer]

That was a '69 GTO...It had (most likely) a 400CI small block, factory rated at 350bhp-375 bhp (RAM AIR IV cars). It was one of great muscle cars of it's time. As for true dyno HP, I don't know...but, it's sufficient to say that manufacturers routinely under reported horsepower for insurance reasons. Ya gotta love those greedy insurance companies! NOT!

[wwbjr1960]

@GTRaycer pontiac never made a small block anything, all pontiac motors have basically the same external dimensions, the size difference came from bore and stroke measurements.a pontiac 326 350 389 400 421 428 455 pretty much are identical externally, except different motor mount locations and timing covers on some different year models

[jiubi24]

im gonna get me one this old model i have 2006 goat and i love it

[h3333llraiser]

is that GTo 1968?

[holypoop88]

1969

[CrudeDude]

Turn it on

Wind it out

Blow it up

GTO

389 Pontiacs were, (and still are) a performance joke. 383 MoPars would regularly shit on 389s. So did 327 Chevrolets.

[SD421CAT]

Wow, do you have brain damage? Where on this page has anyone brought up a 389?

We might as well discuss Chevy 307's and Dodge 318's if you just want to have a spontaneous conversation about turd engines.

[8thman420]

dont you mean the chevy 305?

[IluvSixtiesPontiacs]

Chevy made a 307 too (early 70's)

[demonsparkx]

hell no lol

[cattaco]

this was in the day that the gto was actually a cool car to own. the new ones look like crap. sure they have more power but they look like a mix between a gran prix and a camaro. the classic gto was amazing

[demonsparkx]

i totaly agree the newer gto's they ruined the whole old school concept REAL MUSCLE CAR look....so sad but still old school muscle is the right way to go fuck honda's! lol

[ponypeckermunch666]

@demonsparkx AMEN!!!

[tamapalagi]

GTO stands for Gran Turismo Omolagato. For you toyota fans SR5 stands for syncronized reverse 5 speed. If your toyota is an automatic it can't be a sr5.

[demonsparkx]

lol gto stands for get tires often XD

[wavedout77]

more like Gas Tires and Oil

[demonsparkx]

lmao could be...

[Carlsbiz]

GTO also stands for - Gas Tires & Oil..

[CrudeDude]

Goes Through Oil

[coodlude]

that thing shouldve put out around 360 hp

[ramairgto72]

It's a great car, who knows what the real HO numbers are however 370hp was around what it should have stock. The puff of smoke at the end was not normal, rad leak? Most people wont mod up a GTO for HP because of the "orignal" factor. My 72 GTO is however.

[lordtacitus1]

dads 69 judge has either a 455 orf 454 bored over 65 , so its about a 520cubic inch motor. will bark the tires in 3rd and 4th gear. too bad hurricane ivan knocked a tree over on it tho. no tire barking for me :(

[SD421CAT]

Quick lesson kiddo--each cylinder is bored .060 inch over for a total displacement increase of 14 cubic inches netting a 469 c.i.d. engine.

It's a bore increase of .060 inches, not a displacement increase of 60 inches.

Other than that, get the damn tree off the car and heat the tires up....

[elletsco]

who the hell would compare italians or an evo to a gto? in '69 it was a rear wheel drive and big horse power. no all wheel, power anything. the factory "release" was stock 376 hp. they were truly rated somewhere about 425, i have heard. the torque could only be rivaled by a stout hemi. poncho proud.

[demonsparkx]

haha hellz yea total agreement there,nuttin sounds betta den a nice big V8 american muscle!!! all the way

[PJsixtysix]

wtf is an evo?

[ramairgto72]

An "EVO" is a car driven by 12-17 y/o that have 4wd and with about 20G they can do 13s. The people who drive them are mostly white talk useing "phone text" letters and have well off parents, they also have pants around the knees. Don't worrie about an evo they are slow :)

[muscle1983]

Everybody who thinks ferrari maserati and co. are the best cars must not know about what a real (american) muscle car is. I mean the sound of a 6.6 liter V8 is definitely more scary and amazing than the sound of a 4.3 l V10!

[sardosfish]

big american engine,low power...italian engine,the best!

[memeow666]

You can't compare the muscle to european racing car. And the sound of a V8 of 7L is really incredible (and scarry to)

[garettisreallycool]

aren't they supposed to have around 350 stock?

[Profooli]

And if he is using the stock engine..It has probably lost some compression. They were rated around 360, but thats from the crank.

[MRK4JC]

What a great looking car!!!!

[justinr714]

shit! my evo would ave that

[SD421CAT]

Your Evo will be just as much a tasteless uninspiring hunk of shit in 30 years as it is today. Get used to it, assbag. Thanks for admiring the mighty Goat!

[garettisreallycool]

exactly, in thirty years i'll pick up a evo at a garage sale for $400.

[olznut]

And my lug nuts need more torque than your import makes.

[se428bandit]

I already see though POS evo's sitting from the turbo blowing the motor up and not being under warranty and the douche bag that owns it can't afford to fix that piece of shit.

[SD421CAT]

It's been one year now, I'm just checking up on that Evo of yours...

How coveted is your car now that it's 2009?

Or did you get it repo'd already?

Please tell.

[pimpson2]

i thought that tite ass gto was gonna jump off the thang!!!!

[tjmarkert]

gas tires and oil fool

[andyx181x]

GTO=The Great One

[daveschick00]

And STILL the best! I WANT ONE!