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1968 Pontiac Firebird Top Install - Don’t Blow Your Top
Since most of you will not drive your drop-tops in cold weather, now would be a good time to contemplate replacing its... more |
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Engine Compression Tests - Project Pure Poncho
With every passing day the Mule provides opportunities beyond our original expectations. more |
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Harmonic Damper Replacement - Damper Drop-In
The harmonic damper located on the front of the crankshaft serves a very important purpose. more |
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Used Quadrajet Shopping Guide - Q-jet Swap Meet Shopping Guide
Pontiac began using the Rochester Quadrajet carburetor on certain V-8 applications in ’67, and it was the Division’s... more |
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American Powertrain T56 Upgrade - Beefing Up A Busted T56
As the technology in Pontiac’s engines progressed over the years, so did its transmissions. more |
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Project Pure Poncho Oil - Project Pure Poncho
Once again HPP was to spend a day on the dyno with Bob and Craig Wise of RaceKrafters. more |
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Moser Engineering Axles - Affordable Axle Upgrade
A vehicle’s rear axle shafts might possibly be the last components considered when improving the performance and... more |
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Spring Steel Shifter Boot Clip - Boot Champ
Owners of ’93-’02 Firebirds and Trans Ams equipped with manual five- or six-speed transmissions are likely to experience—or... more |
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Full Size Pontiac Club - 2012 Full-Size Pontiac Chi-Town Shindig
Once again, the Full Size Pontiac Club (FSPC) and the boys at TriPower Automotive held their annual start of the season... more |
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Pontiac Pen Pals - Part 1
Letters reveal the Division's drive to cater to its high-performance car owners. more |
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Pontiac Pen Pals - Part 2
More of Pontiac's replies to its customers' letters reveal that PMD cared. more |
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Dakota Digital VHX Series - Attack Of The Killer Pods
Installing Dakota Digital’s VHX Series gauges into an early Firebird. more |
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Exploring Rocker-arm Ratio and Cam-phase Tuning - Project Pure Poncho
Since a Pontiac V-8 is a pushrod engine (instead of being an overhead cam design), it afforded us the opportunity to... more |
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How To Align Bellhousing - Bellhousing Alignment Made Easy
Manual transmissions are as popular as ever. Many vintage Pontiacs were originally equipped with Muncie and Borg Warner... more |
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1968 Pontiac Firebird - Bowing Out Graciously
What terror lies beneath your convertible top? It may sound like a tag line from a low-budget Hollywood horror movie, but... more |
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2001 Pontiac Trans Am Performance Upgrade - Wrench-less Wrenching
I can’t recall ever meeting a performance enthusiast who doesn’t enjoy going fast on the cheap and easy. more |
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Fuel Octane Test - Project Pure Poncho
With Project Pure Poncho fully broken-in and its power documented (491.8 hp/551 lb-ft), it was now time to begin our research... more |
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MSD Distributor Install - Hide And Go Sneak
Installing an MSD Ready-To-Run distributor into a Pontiac V-8 and then camouflaging it. more |
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The Pioneers Of The Pontiac V-8
In Part I, we introduced you to some of the dedicated engine engineers and scientists who worked on moving Pontiac out of the... more |
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High Performance Pontiac 2012 Tire Guide
This month, we bring you our choice of tires to consider when getting ready to shod those wheels or replace the existing... more |
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