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I talked to Tony the other day. He lost an engine at Shreveport. I think he said it had 619 runs on it. Tony always runs good with that car.

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And the best thing is you'll get a bargain on the car because you'll tell the seller "oh, too bad it has the POS 403 in it, I really wanted a 400 Pontiac 'cause there worth a lot more and are way faster";)

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My first car was a 73 cutlass with a 455 Olds in it. Drove it back and forth to high school. Man those were the days. Now I race a 68 Firebird with a 455 Pontiac in no electronics bracket racing.
Gotta love those Pontiacs.

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Read this thread with some interest. I also know where a 79 Firebird, w/o engine and transmission, resides at present. I looked up the available engine combos:

These are the engine options offered for the 1979 Firebird:

Engine Options
V6 231, "A" Code - 105hp
V8 301 "Y" Code - 140 hp
V8 301, "W" Code - 150 hp
V8 305, "H" Code - 133 hp
V8 350, "L" Code - 160 hp
V8 350, "X" Code - 155 hp
V8 350, "R" Code - 160 hp
V8 400, "X" Code - 220 hp
V8 403, "K" Code - 185 hp


Are one of the 305/350 engines corporate Chevy options? Badged as an "80", it would be eligible for IHRA GT stock, which opens up even more potential engine combinations. Just some food for thought.