High Performance Pontiac August 2011

<b>FEARSOME FEATURES</b><br>
8 Pale Rider: This white-and-gold '79 Trans Am 400/four-speed is sweet-looking survivor, thanks to the small-town dealer who special-ordered it and a low-mileage life since new.<br>
20 Fastidious Factory Freak!: In '01 and '02, a limited number of Trans Ams came with a factory of LS6 block installed in lieu of the LS1. Learn how an ex-Marine found his WS6 was one of these lucky ones, and what mods he's added to push 440 hp to its wheels.<br>
36 Bait and Pitch: To draw customers into its showroom in 1971, one quick-thinking dealer asked the factory to build a Starlight Black 455 H.O. GTO.<br>

<b>SPECIAL FEATURES</b><br>
14 Collector Car Forecast: We poll six Pontiac collector-car experts and ask them, "What does the future hold for the market?"<br>
26 HPP Pavement Pounders One-Man Shootout: Norwalk Edition Part V: A '69 Firebird assaults the asphalt.<br>

<b>MORE TECH TIME</b><br>
48 Standing the test of time: Twelve Pontiac speed parts that are even better values today than they were 20 years ago.<br>
54 Exit Velocity: We install a performance exhaust on a '66 GTO and test it against open cutouts.<br>
62 Super T10 Supertune: Improve the performance and reliability of a Borg Warner Super T10 with our super tips.<br>

<b>SPECIAL EVENT</b><br>
42 The 26th Annual Tran Am Nationals: The firebird and Trans Am-only national event celebrates another successful year.<br>
<b>TECH TIME</b><br>
32 Step up to the Plate: We add juice to a '99 Trans Am with a Zex Perimeter Plate Nitrous System Part 1: Nuts, bolts, bottle and solenoids.<br>
<b>DEPARTMENTS</b><br>
Full Throttle...6<br>
Poncho Post...68<br>
Tech Q&A...70<br>
Product Review...73<br>