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Old 02-24-2002, 12:15 PM
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Am I insane for think this????

I was looking in my local Bargain Newspaper yesterday and i found some that started the juices flowing. I found a 1974 Pontiac 455 fresh rebuild, custo 62 castings, 12:1, isky mega cam, .485" lift, foller tip 1:52 rockers, street dominator intake, less than 1500 miles. for less then $750 so I'm think should i go ahead and see if i could drop this puppy in my 83 Firebird to create the ultimate Firebird sleeper?? I love my 2.8 but my dream is to drop a 400 or 455 in the car. What should I do? I need suggestions.

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get that thing as FAST as you can! #62 heads as CORES are worth 300$ alone not to mention this one is built! get that bad boy!
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Why do so many people insist on listing thier spark plugs under "mods"? :lala:
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Because they are, different sparkplugs make different horsepower.
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more.of.fuel.economy.and.throttle.response.but.performance.would.be.like.less.than.one.....



idont.mind.im.glad.youdid.because.when.you.see.a.certain.kind.in.peoples.cars.thats.basicly.a.review.by.iteself
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