Pontiac Power Engines


Have your engine built by us

From the mildly tuned daily driver to the all out frame twister, Rex Racing can make it happen for you. When contacting us consider the list below as examples of what we can accomplish for you and your Pontiac powerplant.

On A Budget

 

These are the technical specs for a low compression everyday driver 68 Firebird weighing 3550lbs that we got to run 11.60's thru 2 1/2" exhaust on a pretty tight budget. This car has run a best of 12.60 without nitrous and a best of 11.62 with 150hp system hit off the line with 10.5"x 29" slicks. The motor is shifted at 5500 both with and without nitrous. This car is regularly driven back and forth to work, and idles at 800 rpm in drive!

    1968 Pontiac Firebird:

  • 71 455 bored 0.030
  • Speed Pro plasma moly rings (file fit for nitrous use .028 top ring gap)
  • TRW flat top forged pistons
  • Melling Tool Ram Air IV camshaft with stock type lifters
  • Stock Rods/crankshaft/ piston pins
  • No name 1 5/8 4 tube headers
  • 71 cast 96 heads stock/ no porting/ no matching
  • Edelbrock Performer intake
  • 750 cfm Q jet
  • 150HP NOS nitrous system
  • HEI distibutor
  • Turbo 400 trans w/ 2500rpm stall
  • 12 bolt rear with 3.55 gears

With A Little Money to Spend

 

 If you're trying to win races you might want to follow the example of Neil Danks. He is using our setup in his 1970 Lemans. Neil won the 2002 Pontiac Fall Nationals at Atco in Bracket 2, cutting a perfect .500 and a few 5-oh lights along the way. Below are the technical specs for his car.

    1970 Pontiac Lemans:

  • 1973 455 block filled to water holes with Moroso block filler
  • 1970 455 N crank turned 0.010/0.010
  • Crower Sportsman connecting rods
  • Heads are Ram Air 3 D port with minor port work
  • Camshaft is a factory Ram Air 4 hydraulic cam
  • Rhoades lifters
  • Holley Street Dominator intake
  • 850 carb
  • T400 trans
  • 3.73 gears
  • Cars runs 11.70's on motor thru full exhaust
  • Car runs 10.70's with 150 HP nitrous system
  • Car weighs 3655 with driver

UPDATE 10/2005: After the addition of E heads and a roller cam, Neil now has a 3600 lb 9 second street car. Congratulations Neil!

Go All Out

This beautiful 66 GTO, turns heads wherever it goes. The car was built to run NHRA super gas 9.90 index. It is a 2x3 box frame A arm car with a ladder bar/coilover rear setup and Pontiac powerplant built by Rex Racing Engines!

    1966 Pontiac GTO:

  • 1968 428 block filled to water holes with Moroso block filler
  • 1971 455 N crank 4.25" stroke
  • GRP Aluminum connecting rods 6.8"
  • Ross pistons
  • Edelbrock 72 cc heads
  • Camshaft is a Comp Roller .660 274/282
  • Ported Victor intake
  • 9375 1050 Holley carb
  • T400 trans
  • 4.10 gears
  • Car run 9.50's @ 2900lbs

This is our very own combination from the 2000-2001 season. The car is now in New England powered by a 560 cu in Big Block Chevy and the 494 Pontiac engine is now powering a GTO in the midwest.

    1990 Pontiac Trans Am:

  • 1971 455 block filled with Moroso block filler and bored .100 over
  • 1971 455 N crank custom ground to 4.350 stroke
  • GRP Aluminum connecting rods 6.8"
  • Ross pistons 4.25 bore
  • Wenzler series 2 aluminum heads with T&D shaft rockers
  • Camshaft is a Comp Roller .722 274/282
  • Ported Victor intake
  • 1050 Holley carb
  • Powerglide trans
  • 4.10 gears
  • Car ran 8.60's @ 2600lbs

 

1968 455 Firebird owned by Anthony Vassalo

    1968 Pontiac Firebird:

  • 1970 0.030 over 455 block filled with Moroso block filler
  • 1971 455 N crank 4.210" stroke
  • BME Aluminum connecting rods 6.625"
  • SRP pistons
  • Edelbrock 360cfm 62 cc heads done by Brandywine cylinder heads
  • Camshaft is a Lunati Roller .660 lift
  • Ported Victor intake
  • 1050 Holley carb
  • Powerglide trans
  • 4.10 gears

    Car has run 9.40's on motor and Tony had a runner up finish at VMP's Pontiacs in the Park Quick 16 race in 2005. Congratulations Tony!

    For 2006 We are building a 535 cu in engine for Tony with an Allpontiac IA2 block and Wenzler Super Chief heads.