Dils GTO has been featured in High Performance Pontiac magazine. It is now lettered and running Enderle fuel injection on top of the blower.

Kauffman Block MR-1 4.350, Crower billit crank 4.500, Kauffman High Port Heads ported by Jeff Kauffman, offset shaft rockers, Comp solid roller, Ross dish pistons, GRP rods, Fabricated oil pan, Jess Tyree zoomies, Hampton 871 blower, Enderle 110 mechanical fuel pump, Enderle Big and Ugly injector, TH400,UltraBell, Neal Chance 10" converter, 1960 Big Pontiac rear end, 35 spline spool, Moser axles, QA-1 double adjustable shocks, Anti roll bar, 4 link, 84" wheelie bars, Simpson parachute. I painted the car in my garage, and just upgraded the chassis for 7.50 certification by adding a funny car cage. First pass down the track with the new Kauffman 535 at 1 to 1 drive with 8lbs of boost was an 8.76 at 155mph. Yee Haw Baby!

We are happy for you Dil and wish you the best! Keep us posted of your progress. Congrats on your 8 second ride with Kauffman power.

Tim won bracket 1 at Pontiac Heaven Drags and more III several years back. His bottom end is the same combo as before with a 455 w/ Eagle rods, J-E pistons, Ultradyne cam, 1050 Holley, MSD 6AL, TH-400 W/4200 stall 10" Continental converter, 12 bolt rear w/ 3.73s and 28x10.5 tires.

Now Tim reports "Edelbrock-heads from S&D performance, Victor manifold, Indian Adventures 1-7/8 headers and Flowmaster 4-2-1 collectors".

Best 1/4 time so far is 10.52 @125.77 mph

Tim has decided to put the Chevy eater plates back on his car.

Tim says- "The Chevy Eater plates are on the car and staying there because the car eats Camaro's, Nova's and Chevelle's with bow tie small or big blocks for breakfast".

Also, this is the same basic engine that has been in this car for over 12 years. Have changed the rings, cam, heads and headers and have a new cast crank in it but other than that the same engine and still going strong. That's Pontiac power!!!

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David Staege's 61 Catalina

Dave recently bought this Bubbletop! This Is An Original Dawnfire Mist Catalina That Was Made Into A Drag Car In The Late 1990s.It Runs A Mid 70s 455 Running About 477cu.inches.It Runs 12.5to1 CompressionWith Dual Quads And Aluminum Heads. Fastest Time That I Have Ran So Far With The Car Is 10.69@124.94Miles An Hour.

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Based in Mesa, Az This '65 GTO is owned by Eric Nau and features a full tube chassis with a turbo 400 w/brake, Munsinger 5500 converter, 9 inch rear w/4.57 gears, 13 x 32 tires.Best time so far is low 9s. Check back for updates on this car. Fraser Brooks formerly owned this car. Eric is a stout supporter of Real Pontiac performance and supports Pontiac Heaven events.

Based in Pa, Paul has gone as fast as 7.46 and 187 mph. The engine is a filled 4 bolt 455 block, cast 428 crank, 7H1 d-port heads, Mooneyham 6-71 blower, a modified Cragar intake, Enderle hat, injection was prepped by Kinsler and sprays alky. See more at www.spottsperformance.com

Next, how about a sweet mid 10 second '61 Catalina with Tri-Power, 4spd, 4.30 gears. This is the rare 2 door sedan model and is as pretty as it is fast! Color is Coronado Red. One of many Pontiacs owned by Ken and Laurell Ondrejko of Mesa, Az. They are stout supporters of Pontiac Heaven Drags events here in Phoenix. Ken switched to a dual quad set up and now is trying a 4bbl it has turned a best so far of 10.73 and 127mph!

Glenn Gibbons of DGI Performance in Mesa, Az owns/drives this '64 Lemans A/FX altered wheelbase funny car with an injected 421 and Edelbrock heads. Named "Pouncin' Poncho", it has a mild steel cage, wheelie bars (needed) and wild tiger graphics. Best time so far is 9.96 at 134 mph.

This photo of Glenn's car was taken before the injectors and wheelie bars were added.

Here is Gibbons in action in Bakersfield with the injectors **********************************************

Based in Las Vegas, Bill is another big time real Pontiac fanatic. This Pontiac is one of many in the Perri stable and runs 'glass fenders, hood and deck lid and a pinto front end (2800lbs). It's a 455+.060" with: Ross pistons, Total Seal rings, ported Ram Air IV heads, Jackson gear drive, Erson roller cam, Warrior intake, 1150 Dominator. All machine work is done at his own shop (Sunrise Racing). The drive train consists of a 400 THM/2.10 low gear and 5000 converter, The rear is a fab 9 with 4.10s and has gone a best of 9.58 at 138!

The Haskin family are real Pontiac people. Clint was nice enough to send me some specs on this car. It is a full tube chassis with a Dana 60 rear with 4.10s, strut front end and funny car style cage. Rear tires are M/T 16x33s and weight is 2710lbs. The motor displaces 512 inches and uses a '76 400 block, M/T 4.6" stroker crank, 6.7" alum Super Rods, Ross pistons, Edelbrock heads, an Ultradyne cam, 1050 dominator carb on gas. Best times with this combo has been 8.79 157 mph w/a 150 horse N2O and 9.17 w/o. Already the set up has been upgraded with a Hogan's sheet metal intake and two fuel injection Terminators from Ron's injection. Clint is looking for mid to low 8's with these upgrades and I wouldn't doubt him! This one of the fastest Pontiacs in the west.

Ron's car competes in NHRA Super Gas and in Pro ET brackets and various Pontiac events. It features- 455 4 bolt block, Howards rods, Venolia pistons, a Comp roller cam, '70 Ram Air IV heads, Jomar stud girdle, Warrior intake, 1050 Dominator and MSD ignition. The drivetrain consists of a Powerglide trans w/brake, 5200 converter and a 9" rear with 4.10 gears. The fiberglass bodied, mild steel chassis 110" car weighs 2250 lbs and has gone as fast as 148 MPH with an ET of 8.91. Future plans call for a set of Edelbrock heads and Victor intake. There is also a '74 455 Trans Am in the Wise household.

It may seem a little funny to have a 301 turbo featured as a race car here but, read on!! Neil built this car with one thing in mind, to win! It does just that, this car has the distinction of winning the NHRA national event this year (2001) at Las Vegas and now holds the national record in ET and MPH! You may expect to read about how he put this combination together years ago and has worked on it for years to get it just right and it has now paid off, after all, that is what it takes to be a winner in NHRA right? Wrong, Neil put this combo together in the fall of 2000 and it only took a few outings to be a winner. He picked a combo that was overlooked and capitalized on it. Congratulations on your success!!

Network has recently installed a blown injected 455 and will be working on dialing this combo in Wow!

Jim runs a 400 4 bolt with- an Ultradyne roller w/.626 lift, Edelbrock heads and Victor intake, 1050 Holley, Headers by "Ed", Flowmasters w/ 4" exhaust, TCI 4200 converter,4.56 12 bolt rear, 29x11 M/T slicks. Car has gone a best of 10.71. Want more? Check out his wild GTO on "street cars" page

The '63 Lemans of Rich Antonacci, based in Illinois, This Poncho runs in the 10s (best ET is 10.48) with a stroked 400, Edelbrock heads, Wenzler Gutsram intake, 400thm and a 9" rear. Car has full interior and could be streetable with exhaust!

Yet another very serious Pontiac race car on this page is Bill Takanabe's acid dipped '65 GTO with 'glass front end, bumpers and deck lid! Based in California, Bill's car features an Alston chassis with Strange struts, spool and rear housing that holds a 4.30 and is mounted via a 4 link set up. The trans is a 1.96 low power-glide with brake and a TCI 4500 converter. The engine powering this 8 second ride is an Indian Adventures displacing 541 inches and has a Moldex billet crank, Ross pistons, Oliver rods, Edelbrock wide port heads with T&D shaft rockers, a custom sheet metal intake with 2 methanol toilets, MSD w/ crank trigger, BOP belt drive and much more. This car is now solidly in the 8 second bracket and without N2O or blower!

Keith is part of a whole family on REAL Pontiac diehards. They have sent me some very interesting emails about some of the cars they have owned and built, some are featured here on this site. On Keith's Firebird, he's running a 462 Pontiac with Edelbrock heads, in an all steel 3,446 lbs.(+/- w/driver), 10" slick, non tub, full interior & street drivable (not often though), doing a career best of 9.92 @ 136.33 mph.

This Recreation has just been completed and is just beautiful! The original "Shudderbug" was a very successful Blown Pontiac dragster that was built in 1958 and ran on gas until 1962 when it was switched to run on nitromethane. This car held many track records in southern California and went as fast as 8.02 and 189 mph before it crashed and was destroyed at San Fernando Raceway in the spring on '63. The original Pontiac engine was saved and is used in this recreation shown here at its debut at the California Hot Rod Reunion at Bakersfield in Oct '02. The 389 runs a 1/2" stroker for a displacement of 450", wheelbase is 92". More to follow. Bill plans to run this car in 2003.

As far as I know, Paul, the Alexanders and myself are the only ones who own a blown Pontiac dragster. Are there any others? If you, or if you know of anyone else who has a blown Pontiac in a dragster, Please let me know.

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