[Shotimes] OT Daytona 24hrs good

[Donald Mallinson]

John,

My original note referrences the fact that Pontiac uses the 
Chevy Small block as their V8, what we are wondering is if 
Pontiac division uses a unique head for this sports car 
motor like they do in NASCAR (or at least they used to use a 
unique head).

It is no different from Ford and Mercury using the same 
engine, or Mercedes and Mopar now. and in race cars, we have 
Ford building a Chevy.

Probably the best indicator is who pays the bills, so yes, 
Pontiac sponsored the car, but Pontiac fans can still be 
happy that a "Pontiac" won, as much as a "chevy" fan or even 
  some of the others cars where a corporate engine 
(Infinity?) was put in a tube frame custom built race car. 
And I assume that there could be some Pontiac engineering 
folks involved in research/testing in some way, and that 
benefits future street cars, if only a little.

Don Mallinson


John J. Weidenbenner wrote:
> Wasn't the only thing Pontiac the sponsorship? The announcers said it was
> the same Corvette engine as the Chevy that broke down with suspension
> failure in the last 8 minutes. I didn't hear them say which Corvette engine
> though. Maybe it was based on the forthcoming 400 hp C-6?  Highly modified
> of course.
> 
> John W.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
> 
>>They do that (different heads) in NASCAR, but I have no idea
>>what they did in the Daytona 24 hour race.
>>
>>I still like it when Pontiac wins, but for the Pontiac
>>purist, the last REAL pontiac engine was in the 70's.
>>
>>But since that is what we have to work with, I can accept
>>the "Chevy/Pontiac/Buick/Cadillac" V8 as long as the brand
>>Pontiac doesn't go the way of Olds and Plymouth.  And there
>>are still plenty of 389's, 421's, 400's and 455's to play
>>with in old cars.
>>
>>Heck, one outfit just brought out a REAL Pontiac block (same
>>basic architecture as the 389/421 etc) in ALL ALUMINUM for
>>the hard core racer.  There were some advantages to those
>>blocks that you don't get with a 350 small block or 454 big
>>block Chevy engine.
>>
>>Don Mallinson
>>
>>Epperly wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Don't know about now but in the past Pontiac made their own heads to fit
> 
> the
> 
>>>Chevy small block.
>>>        Ken
> 
> 
>>>>First sports car race of the season is over, and guess what?
>>>>
>>>>Pontiac won!  (OK, a Chevy engine with Pontiac stickers on
>>>>it!)  :)
> 
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