Pontiac V8 engine family

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The Pontiac V8 engine family is a series of American V8 internal combustion engines produced by Pontiac from the mid-1950s through the late 1970s, widely known for powering many of the brand’s high-performance muscle cars.

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instanceOf V8 engine
automobile engine family
blockMaterial cast iron
boreSpacing 4.62 in
camshaftPosition cam-in-block
combustionChambers wedge
configuration V8
coolingSystem water-cooled
countryOfOrigin United States
crankshaftType cast
forged
cylinderHeads two
displacementRange 287 cu in to 455 cu in
era muscle car era
fuelSystem carburetor
fuelType gasoline
headMaterial cast iron
induction naturally aspirated
introducedWithDisplacement 287 cu in
layout longitudinal front-engine
manufacturer Pontiac
notableDisplacement 326 cu in
350 cu in
389 cu in
400 cu in
421 cu in
428 cu in
455 cu in
notableModelAssociation Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
linked to: Pontiac Firebird

Pontiac GTO Judge
linked to: Pontiac GTO
notableVariant 455 HO
Ram Air III
linked to: Ram Air

Ram Air IV
linked to: Ram Air IV GTO

Super Duty 421
Super Duty 455
Tri-Power
parentCompany General Motors
performanceRole muscle car engine
productionEnd late 1970s
productionStart 1955
usedIn Pontiac Bonneville
Pontiac Catalina
Pontiac Firebird
Pontiac GTO
Pontiac Grand Prix
Pontiac LeMans
Pontiac Tempest
Pontiac Trans Am
linked to: Pontiac Firebird
usedInMotorsport NASCAR
drag racing
valvetrain overhead valve

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389 cu in Pontiac V8 family Pontiac V8 engine family
400 cu in Pontiac V8 family Pontiac V8 engine family
400 cu in Pontiac V8 successor Pontiac 455 V8 (in some performance roles)
linked to: Pontiac V8 engine family
326 cu in Pontiac V8 family Pontiac V8 engine family