Pontiac Gto Specs Engine
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Pontiac gto specs engine. 1968 pontiac gto technical specifications and data. The 389 pontiac motor also has the coveted award as being the first engine used in one of the most famous muscle cars of all times the pontiac gto. The pontiac gto is an automobile that was manufactured by american automobile manufacturer pontiac from the 1964 to 1974 model years and by gm s subsidiary holden in australia from the 2004 to 2006 model years. The pontiac 400 6 6 liter engine was first introduced in 1967.
389 cid 4 06 3 75 325 348 bhp 1964 335 360 bhp 1965. Pontiac firing order pontiac v8. The 389 would remain the standard pontiac v8 engine through 1966 offered in a bewildering variety of outputs ranging from 215 to 368 hp 160 to 274 kw. The gto is considered by many automotive enthusiasts to be first real muscle car on the block even though it s a discussion that could be debated.
At the start of the 1970s the 400 v8 generated more than 300 horsepower. 2006 pontiac gto 6 0l ls2 engine w t56 6 speed transmission drop out 110k miles fits. The pontiac gto is considered by some to have started the trend with all four domestic. The 389 was the standard engine for the pontiac gto through 1966.
Beginning in 1961 the pontiac v 8 389 and 421 was dubbed the trophy v 8 due to its many victories in racing. 265 301 307 326 350 389 400 421 428 455. This version of the pontiac v8 engine was used in the gto firebird and the trans am firebird. The first generation of the gto was the first muscle car produced in the 1960s and the 1970s.
The 400 was inspired by the pontiac 389 v8 and proved to be the last pontiac engine with closed chambered heads. Engine horsepower torque dimensions and mechanical details for the 1968 pontiac gto.