What was the acceleration of a 1970 Pontiac GTO?
What was the acceleration of a 1970 Pontiac GTO?
The Ram Air III could accelerate from 0-60 in 6 seconds and could cover a quarter of a mile in 14.7 seconds, topping at 98 mph. The RA IV acceleration was similar but it could cover a quarter of a mile in 14.4 seconds.
What kind of engine did the Pontiac GTO have?
1970 Pontiac GTO 1 The 1970s Pontiac featured the best GTO front end design 2 A rare option was introduced in the 1970 GTO – Vacuum Operated Exhaust (VOE – Option Code W-73) 3 For the very first time, GM officially removed the 400 CID restriction and Pontiac offered its 455 CID V8 as a GTO option
What was the VOE option on a 1970 Pontiac GTO?
A rare option on the 1970 GTO was the Vacuum Operated Exhaust (VOE – Option Code W-73). The VOE option was an attempt to simplify the old hot rod which reduced backpressure and increased the power of the car. However, this also resulted in the noise level of the exhaust to increase significantly.
What was the last year of the Pontiac GTO?
Only 10,532 GTOs were sold in 1971, 661 of which were non-Judge equipped convertibles. This was also to be the last year of the GTO as its own separate model.
The Ram Air III could accelerate from 0-60 in 6 seconds and could cover a quarter of a mile in 14.7 seconds, topping at 98 mph. The RA IV acceleration was similar but it could cover a quarter of a mile in 14.4 seconds.
1970 GTO Engine Codes Engine Description Engine Code Comp.Ratio HP 400 4bbl 3Spd Manual WT 10.25 350 400 Ram Air III 3Spd Manual WS 10.50 366 455 3Spd WA 10.00 360 400 4bbl 4Spd WT 10.50 350 400 Ram Air III 4Spd WS 10.50 366 400 Ram Air IV 4Spd WW 10.50 370 455 4Spd WA 10.00 360 400 4bbl Automatic YS
A rare option on the 1970 GTO was the Vacuum Operated Exhaust (VOE – Option Code W-73). The VOE option was an attempt to simplify the old hot rod which reduced backpressure and increased the power of the car. However, this also resulted in the noise level of the exhaust to increase significantly.
Only 10,532 GTOs were sold in 1971, 661 of which were non-Judge equipped convertibles. This was also to be the last year of the GTO as its own separate model.
