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mmeyer86gt/gtp
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JAN 26, 10:52 AM
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who had them and know any one who is selling one? they are friggin insane.
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bubbajoexxx
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JAN 27, 03:01 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by mmeyer86gt/gtp:
who had them and know any one who is selling one? they are friggin insane. |
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they never came with a V8 they where 4 cylinder only only the Monza came with the V8 in the spider and the V8 was 265cid
the wagon was A Pontiac astra the same as a vega with minor front end redisine only the 80 sunbird coupe came with a V6 buick engine but no V8 model[This message has been edited by bubbajoexxx (edited 01-27-2014).]
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mmeyer86gt/gtp
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JAN 27, 05:06 PM
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weaselbeak
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JAN 27, 06:32 PM
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And that 305 could be safely pushed out to 334, with huge power gains made easy. Of course the 350 would swap right in. Easy beast.
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carnut122
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JAN 27, 07:19 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by weaselbeak:
And that 305 could be safely pushed out to 334, with huge power gains made easy. Of course the 350 would swap right in. Easy beast.
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The 305 was probably only worth about 140 HP back then; it had nowhere to go but up.[This message has been edited by carnut122 (edited 02-03-2014).]
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bubbajoexxx
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JAN 27, 08:59 PM
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what you posted here is faulse as i stated the monza spider was the only car in the series to come with the V8 check the gm list and you will see the vega and astra line only came with the l4 single over head cam and the vega gt was avalable with the cosworth head version
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mmeyer86gt/gtp
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JAN 27, 11:38 PM
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bubbajoexxx
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JAN 28, 10:25 AM
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http://www.pontiacsonline.com/SAFARI%20P5.htm
there where dealers who did conversions on vegas and astras but GM never did a v8 in a vega platform the link is for the pontiac brouchers for its wagons including the astra and sunbird
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Raydar
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JAN 28, 11:19 PM
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None of the wagons - Vega, Monza, or Astre - came with a V8. They came with fours and a 3.8 V6, I think.
The 262 V8 came in the 75 and 76 Monza Coupe and 2+2.
The 262 was upped to a 305, and was available in the Monza, Sunbird, and Starfire (I believe.) The largest engine available in the Skyhawk was a 3.8.
None of the Vega - bodied cars got anything larger than a V6.
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2.5
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JAN 29, 01:41 PM
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My buddy had a 77 Sunbird but it had the V6 if I remember right. Dont see many of those cars.
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