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Greg Reimer 7376 · 09-09-2009, 05:59 PM

Canadian Pontiacs used Chevy drive trains. If the car is a 62 with a 4 barrel 409, it's a 380 horse.Canadian 348 and 409 pontiacs are a bit distinctive because they didn't have the stamped in Chevy bow tie on the valve covers like American W motors did.. As to the '65 409, only around 2800 were built, since the 396 came out in February,65, and there were two versions-a 400 horse with an aluminum high rise, big port heads, a large AFB, and a large chrome dual snorkel air cleaner.792 of those were built. The remaining 2000 or so were 340 horse hydraulic lifter small port engines with a cast iron or aluminum intake with a large rochester 4GC carb and a single snorkel chrome air cleaner. The 65 409's had an oddball oil pan and the exhaust manifolds were different from any other 409 in previous years. Neat cars if you find a correct one!!

09-09-2009, 05:59 PM	#4
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,135 Likes: 172 Liked 704 Times in 218 Posts	Re: 1962 Catalina Canadian Pontiacs used Chevy drive trains. If the car is a 62 with a 4 barrel 409, it's a 380 horse.Canadian 348 and 409 pontiacs are a bit distinctive because they didn't have the stamped in Chevy bow tie on the valve covers like American W motors did.. As to the '65 409, only around 2800 were built, since the 396 came out in February,65, and there were two versions-a 400 horse with an aluminum high rise, big port heads, a large AFB, and a large chrome dual snorkel air cleaner.792 of those were built. The remaining 2000 or so were 340 horse hydraulic lifter small port engines with a cast iron or aluminum intake with a large rochester 4GC carb and a single snorkel chrome air cleaner. The 65 409's had an oddball oil pan and the exhaust manifolds were different from any other 409 in previous years. Neat cars if you find a correct one!!