1968 PONTIAC GTO
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| Options: | A/C, Power Steering, Power Brakes, and Power Antenna |
| Engine: | |
| Size/Power: |
467 CID , Estimated Horsepower 660HP, 650 FT/LBS, Torque
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| Block: |
Pontiac 428 CID, 4 bolt Main, Bored .060, oil modifications and line bored
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| Crankshaft: |
Crankshaft Specialties Crank, stroker, .010/STD, hard chromed, and balanced
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| Rods: |
Eagle steel rods with 134 Gram floating pins and Eagle race bolts
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| Pistons: |
Ross, Custom forged, 10.69:1 actual compression ratio
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| Rings: |
Total Seal 3 compression ring type, hand filed to fit
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| Bearings: |
Clevite, custom for stroker crank, both rod and mains, both ½ grooved
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| Cam: |
Competition Cams Mechanical Roller, .631 Lift, 302o/308o Advertised Duration (.020 Tappet lift), 266o/272o@. 050, 108o Centerline. Cam is advanced 1 degree.
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| Lifters: |
Competition Cams, mechanical rollers
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| Push Rods: |
Hardened, race
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| Timing Chain: |
3 Way, double roller
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| Heads: |
Fully Ported, Polished, and Flowed Edelbrock aluminum, 87 CC heads, slight oiling modifications, back cut Ferrea Valves
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| Rocker Arms: |
Harland Sharp Roller, 1.5 Ratio Used (Actual is 1.54) Due To massive lift, Effective lift is .648 due to running 1.54 ratio rockers.
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| Stud Girdles: |
Jim Butler Performance aluminum stud girdles, used to maintain rocker arm Geometry at higher RPM’s
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| Oiling: |
80 PSI Pump, By-Pass blocked at filter housing, lifter galleries restricted, stock Pontiac
windage tray (shimmed for larger stroke), Moroso 7Qt. pan, remote oil filter setup. Running 20W-50 or 10W-40 depending on the season.
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| Intake: |
Edelbrock Torker II aluminum intake, heat risers blocked on both sides.
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| Carburetor: |
950 Biggs Holley double pumper, Stage 5 Porting, 4 Corner idle, mixtures, Shaved.
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| Fuel System: |
3/8” lines, electric Holley Blue Pump, running 7.5 PSI total. Stock gasoline tank.
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| Ignition: |
HEI recurved by Whithers, 16 degrees initial Advance, No vacuum advance, MSD-6AL Box (Run 6400 PRM Chip on Street, 7000 for all-out racing), MSD 8.5 spark plug wires, Champion Racing plugs.
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| Air Filters: |
K+N Brand (Highly recommend them) for air and breathers, dual PCV valves.
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Trans: |
S+K Speed Steel Case T-10 (4-Speed), Nickel Gears, hardened input and output shafts,
Lakewood SFI scattershield, dual disc Centerforce II clutch, and a massive custom
built driveshaft (with welded driveshaft safety loop).
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| Rear: |
Ford 9-Inch Currie Enterprises Built with Nodular Iron Center Section, 35-Spline Axles, 4.11 gears, billet yoke.
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| Suspension: |
Herb Adams adjustable 1 5/8” Sway Bar. Coils, stock TRW front and Rear,
individual air bags in rear coils (separate air lines). Street Shocks Front and Rear.
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| Brakes: |
Front – Herb Adams Disc Setup with full metallic, carbon enhanced race pads.
Rear – Ford oversize drums with High Performance Shoes. |
| Exhaust: |
Hooker Super Competition Headers with 2” Primary tubes going into 3 ½” exhaust, narrowed into 3” mandrel bent tubing.
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| Tires: |
Front -- P205/65SR15
Rear – Mickey Thompson ET Street 15” X 12.50”, slicks for track 15X 11.5 X 28. |
| Body: |
All metal body, hideaway headlights still work (all T-3’s), painted in 1988 somewhere in
Southeastern Pennsylvania.
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| Interior: |
All stock with the exception of 2 Autometer Gauges, CD player, trunk mounted Jensen amplifier, Vericom VC-200 performance computer, and my Cobra voice alert RADAR/LASER detector.
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| Notes: |
Body has 60k miles on it, motor has 53K, trans 6K and rear 5k. 10 Second ¼ Mile!
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| Special Thanks: |
Bob Axtman of Delaware Valley Old Goat Club for all his advice and support, and Troy Tucker for helping me pull the motor and transmission 1000 times!
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| Owner: | Gary E. Meyer, member of the Delaware Valley Old Goat Club |
