Question:
What is the factory engine CID for 1963 Pontiac Tempest?
MTStacy
2007-02-05 16:28:18 UTC
History of Pontiac automobiles.
Pontiac prototypes
1963 Pontiac Tempest chassis diagrams
Eight answers:
Fordman
2007-02-06 01:17:34 UTC
326CI. I think they used this engine in the 1964 GTO also, but they changed the crankshaft and increased the stroke to make it a 389CI
2016-03-29 10:43:35 UTC
All the above don't know Pontiacs. The 1965 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 with the 421 SD, 4-speed, aluminum front end and swiss cheese frame was, for YEARS, the fastest car ever tested by Car and Driver from 0-60, at 3.9 seconds. That mark has only been beaten in the last 10 or so years. This car would run in the 11's, if memory serves, from the factory. The Cobra back then ran in the 12's, and about 4.5-4.6 from 0-60. Cobra was faster from 0-11-0, but in the 1/4 it gets spanked by the Catalina.
ClassicMustang
2007-02-06 22:41:41 UTC
They offered a 200 ci four banger, it was a half of a V8, it could be had with a 4 barrel carb and headers, a fun little package. it was 63 or 64, it was so long ago, I forget. Oh and then there was the ohc six, 215 ci in 1964
tweed801
2007-02-05 16:34:10 UTC
326 CID TEMPEST THE GTO HAD 389 OR 400
believe me
2007-02-05 17:24:36 UTC
326 cid I'd personally drop a rat motor in it with a turbo 400 lol
turkey
2007-02-05 18:21:17 UTC
326 they also offered a 4 cylinder.
Country Boy
2007-02-07 05:43:36 UTC
1963 ---Tin Indian Pontiac's... 215hp. 389 2 barrel 8.60 comp. ratio. stick trans._ 230 hp. 389 2 barrel 8.60 com. ratio auto trans._ 235 hp. 389 4 barrel. 8.60 comp.ratio. auto trans._ 267hp. 10.25 com. ratio. 2 barrel. auto trans._283hp. 389 2 barrel 10.23 comp. ratio. auto. trans._ 303hp. 389 4 barrel10.25 comp. ratio auto. 313hp. 389 three 2 barrel 10.25 comp ratio._ 353hp. 421 4 barrel 10.75 comp ratio._ 370 hp. 421hp. three 2 barrel 10.75 comp ratio. Information gathered from: Motor's Auto Repair Manual 1966.
michael_stewart32
2007-02-05 18:10:15 UTC
dont forget the lil aluminum 215


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