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Hey all! I am new to the world of pontiacs and semi new to the world of engine swaps. I recently bought a 1985 sunbird convertible. Ive never loved a car more. Unfortunately, I loved it a bit to much and the crankshaft broke. Stores don't really stock those parts anymore so if I want this car to...

I was doing some research on 3400's and i found that the 3400's in gm's suv's and minivans (Like the aztec) have 185hp, which is 10hp more than the one in the grand am gt. What I would like to know is if its possible to swap parts from the higher horsepower 3400's into my grand am to increase...

Hi, I want to ask if anyone has solved the same problem here. The engine belt is OK and tightened. But I can't figure out where this sound comes from (recorded in the link video). video link on YouTube.

I'm looking to install Pontiac 350/400 engine with Throttle Body and transmission, any good ides where to locate the engine?

Just bought this car. It runs fine but brake lights,trac lights and now check engine light stays on. Just had the oil changed and a complete physicial done on the car at a firestone dealer. Everything check fine. The didn't check for the lights on and would have cost extra so i decided to try to...

Hi, I own a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am SE1 (2.2L engine). I've been having a lot of trouble with my car shutting off at random times. Sometimes when I start my car and then put it in R to pull out of a parking space, the engine suddenly shuts off. The engine has also suddently shut off while I...

i HAVE PRETTY MUCH DECIDED TO UPGRADE FROM A 2 BBL CARB TO A SMALL 4 BBL DURING MY REBUILD. THIS BRINGS UP SOME QUESTIONS. WILL A STOCK 4 BBL MANIFOLD FIT ON A STOCK 67 400ci MOTOR THE MOTOR PRESENTLY IS A 2BBL 265 HP. IF SO, HAS ANYONE GOT ONE AVAILABLE? I REALLY WANT TO STAY WITH A...

I used to race Pontiac Grand Ams in 4 cylinder stock car class. I have a Pontiac Grand Prix GXP that was salvaged and I rebuilt it from two other salvaged Pontiac Grand Prixs. I hear that the hot engine swap is to put the 5.3 liter V8 from a Grand Prix into a Fiero.

I'm looking into purchasing a 1975 Firebird without an engine or transmission as a project car. But if I'm going to be buying a muscle car, it's gotta have some muscle. Conveniently, I can get a 1972 400 HO engine block locally, and I'm wondering if it'll fit without any drastic changes...

I just bought a 2008 pontiac g6 base with 107,000 miles. The engine seems to have a exhaust noise. I was looking under the hood and removed the oil cap, yes with the car running and it sounded like air moving thru a fan blade and had so much air blowing thru oil fill cap , it was spitting oil...

Hello, my car is a 2005 Sunfire with a 2.2 engine. The other morning I went out to start my car and it would not turn over. We tried boosting it with no luck and then tried charging it for 2 hours, again with no luck. We replaced the battery thinking it was dead but that was not the cause of it...

First off, this is a 2000 Grand Am GT 3400.:) I am tearing it down to see what is going on in this 190k 13 year old car. I bought this for $600 for my girl since she got in a wreck:eek:. We went cheap because we are in college. Anyway, I will try to post pictures on my photobuck...

Hello all, My 05 Sunfire started in the morning when I had to move it to let another car out but then a few hours later it would not start. I can hear the motor cranking but just wont fire up. I thought that it was the battery without enough cranking power. The battery was bad but after I...

Hey guys I'm new to this forum, but not to Pontiacs, specifically Firebirds, as both my brother and I are just a bit enthusiastic about the no longer extant brand. Yeah: We're still pissed at the General. Some of our nicer 'birds flying in formation: 1968 Firebird conv., 400, Tremec 5-spd, HO...

There is a whistling sound coming from the engine when the car is on. For the most part its when Im actually driving around, it usually goes away if im idling for a little while, like at a stop light or something. Ive also noticed it takes a couple minutes after starting the eninge to make the...

Hello everyone. I picked up a 2000 GTP last night with a toasted motor. The interior is perfect and the body is good with little rust underneath. I was told it was just a bad head gasket so I met with the guy to buy it from him where he told me he was driving it when it started smoking. He...

I am trying to pick up a 1981 trans am, but the guy has swapped out the engine to a 383 Stroker. At first I thought this was great but I heard from people that the 383 is crap motor and that I'd have to rebuild it a lot. Any opinions on the 383 Stroker? Pros and cons? And is it true it is a bad...

When I put my key in the ignition and try to crank it up my car does nothing, the lights cut on, gauges light up and move, everything works INSIDE of the car, including the windows and gear shift. But the engine WILL NOT turn over. I hear NOTHING... But the day before i started having this...

My check engine light doesn't work. When we took out the dash cluster, we found that the light is LED and is soldered to the board. How do we fix this? We have to pass inspection and this is stopping us.

Hi all -- we bought a 2006 Pontiac G6 in December. It had recently passed its yearly inspection. We got winter tires put on right away. The person I bought the car from (who I know and trust) made an appointment with his mechanic before we bought the car, as the car's engine light was on and...