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Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin
There were 4 versions of the 400cid in 67 GTO's
Your uncle may have had the economy 2bbl version with an automatic ?
An HO or RamAir engine in a 67 would have turned you into a GTO owner.
The base 335hp version was okay for basic transportation.
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My uncles '67 GTO was a auto with dualgate. He was sorta into cars but not up on all the particulars. He told me when he bought it that it was a RAM AIR car and DID seal to the hood. Needed premium gas to run at all (around here that is 93 octane pump). With the auto, it wasn't a fast as his friends 1963 409 4bbl Impala. Being hyd lifter and heads on the Impala, the GTO just couldn't run with my uncles GTO.
Before I bought my car, when I was 15 a friend in town had a really nice '66 GTO with the Tri-power. That to didn't really impress me as much as my brothers 1975 Trans Am with a 1974 455 in it.
I do NOT have much experiences with Pontiacs myself. A few guys have them around me. I figured FOR SURE the best run back in the day for my 440 Mopar was a local 1971 T-37 (GT-37) factory 455HO 4sp car with cam, headers, carb and 4.10 gear. Been on this site a few times about that car. And it's still around local to me to this day. I know about that car then the current owner did. Anyway back in the mid '80's that T37 sounded KILLER. Had pretty much the same setup as my GTX clone. He would race everyone else BUT ME. Just kept saying he had no chance. My car had headers, CH4B intake, Holley 780 vac carb and a weird came. Stock lift but about 6 degrees more duration. Sorta pissed me off as it didn't rumble like the others around town.
I recently got ride of a FAST 1961 Pontiac Bubbletop. Car had a 409/425 motor that was worked, 4sp and 3.36 gear. That car certainly would have outran 99% of the cars around, and room and actually not badly finished off inside. Problem was that you just can't find parts for them. And the tipical X frame twist when running hard.