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What kind of engine did a 1969 Pontiac GTO have?

What kind of engine did a 1969 Pontiac GTO have?

Models with this engine package also had driver-controlled ram air, free-flowing exhaust manifolds, 2.25-inch headpipes and hotter camshafts.

How to choose the right camshaft for a Pontiac engine?

The table below will help you select the right camshaft for your Pontiac engine. The first column contains the intended use or application category. (Stock, daily driver, street-strip, etc) The other columns to the right, contain the intake duration of a cam at .050″ lift.

What was the upshift button on a Pontiac GTO?

It allowed the driver to manually upshift the automatic transmission from first to second to third gear via detents accessed when pushing the lever to the right and forward without the worry of shifting into neutral. If no console was ordered, the shifter was on the column.

What kind of gears did a Pontiac GTO have?

The M13 heavy-duty Dearborn three-speed, which was actually built by Ford, was standard, and the Muncie M20 wide-ratio and M21 close-ratio four-speeds were optional. The latter required 3.90 or 4.33 gears.

Models with this engine package also had driver-controlled ram air, free-flowing exhaust manifolds, 2.25-inch headpipes and hotter camshafts.

The table below will help you select the right camshaft for your Pontiac engine. The first column contains the intended use or application category. (Stock, daily driver, street-strip, etc) The other columns to the right, contain the intake duration of a cam at .050″ lift.

It allowed the driver to manually upshift the automatic transmission from first to second to third gear via detents accessed when pushing the lever to the right and forward without the worry of shifting into neutral. If no console was ordered, the shifter was on the column.

The M13 heavy-duty Dearborn three-speed, which was actually built by Ford, was standard, and the Muncie M20 wide-ratio and M21 close-ratio four-speeds were optional. The latter required 3.90 or 4.33 gears.

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