1963 Pontiac Tempest Le Mans Pro Street

Quick inspection '63 Pontiac Tempest LeMans Pro Street

Engine
Type: big-block Chevy displacing 522ci (4.560 bore x 4.00 stroke)
Block: Dart Big M low-deck
Compression ratio: 8.8:1
Oiling: custom Billet Fabrications 7-quart oil pan and oiling system
Rotating assembly: 4.00-inch stroke Cola 4340 crank, Oliver billet rods, JE custom pistons, Hellfire rings
Cylinder heads: Brodix Big Duke PB1802, oval intake ports, 91cc combustion chamber volume, 456cc intake ports, CNC-milled combustion chambers, "turbo" valve job
Camshaft: COMP mechanical roller, 252/256 degrees duration at .050-inch, .715-inch lift, 115-degree lobe separation, Jesel beltdrive timing gear
Valvetrain: 2.400-inch titanium intake/1.900-inch Inconel exhaust valves, 1.7:1 T&D Machine shaft rocker system, 3/8-inch Smith Brothers pushrods, dual valvesprings
Induction: Hogan individual-runner intake manifold, twin BBK 62mm throttle bodies, 160lb/hr fuel injectors, S&B tapered-cone w/7x12-inch element, Product Engineering dual-stage fuel pump, Aeromotive pressure regulator, Moroso vacuum pump and tank
Power adder: twin Innovative 76mm turbochargers (5-32 psi boost), Innovative Indy wastegates and electronic boost controller, Ron Davis air-to-air intercooler
Ignition: Electromotive Tec3R EMS, 60-tooth crank-trigger ignition system, ACCEL 8.8mm primary wires
Exhaust: Nelson custom-built turbo stands and manifolds, Lemons Headers, 4-inch stainless exhaust system, Lemons collector mufflers
Fasteners: ARP
Built by: Nelson Supercars, Chatsworth, CA

Drivetrain
Transmission: A1 Turbo 400, 3,500-rpm stall speed, 9-inch Winters Racing converter, B&M cooler, Winters Racing shifter
Driveshaft: chrome-moly steel
Rear axle: Currie 9-inch, Strange third member, locker differential, 4.10:1 ring-and-pinion, built by Jim Cook at Performance Differential, Ontario, CA

Chassis
Front suspension: full tube frame (7.50 certification), tubular upper and lower control arms, Aldan Eagle coilover shock absorbers
Rear suspension: 4-link with Aldan Eagle coilover shock absorbers
Brakes: Wilwood 12-inch disc, front; Wilwood 12-inch disc, rear

Wheels & Tires
Wheels: Centerline Convo Pro 15x4.5, front; 15x14, rear
Tires: M/T Sportsman 26x7.50-15, front; M/T ET Street 32x17.50-15, rear

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Tags:

• 1963
• pontiac
• tempest
• lemans
• pro
• street

[ABC5060]

NRE Powered!!! What do expect?

[98snakeeater]

Sick!!

Did the owner ever sell this car?

[mdf1951]

I had a red one, but the rear end trans axle kept giving me trouble.