High Performance Pontiac September 2011

<b>FAST FEATURES</b><br>
16 ROADSIDE BANDIT: It was former T/A-owner David Merrick's lucky day when he spotted a '77 Special Edition Bandit for sale on the site of the road. See what he has done with it since.<br>
22 TWIN-TURBO TITA: No ordinary Goat in the herd, this '04 GTO has superpowers lurking behind its stock-appearing LS1-an APS twin-turbo system that boosts its output to a prodigous 533 rwhp.<br>
28 STEALTH OPERATION: This '62 Catalina street machine shows one son's love for the father who instilled in him a passion for fast-moving, full-size Pontiacs.<br>
<b>SPECIAL FEATURES</b><br>
12 PLAY IT AGAIN, BURT: It was many Pontiac fan's dream come true as Burt Reynolds answered questions at a one-show-only screening of Smokey of the Bandit as part of Turner Classic Movies' Road to Hollywood.<br>
34 HPP PAVEMENT POUNDERS SHOOTOUT: Pontiac Heaven Edition Part 1: A homegrown 10-second, 473ci '65 LeMans and 9-second, 541ci '68 Firebird are hookin' and bookin at Speedworld.<br>
<b>AT THE SHOW</b><br>
46 2010 INDIAN UPRISING: Illinois' premier Pontiac event celebrates two decades of showing off some of the Midwest's rarest and finest Ponchos.<br>
<b>TECH TIME</b><br>
50 GIVE IT THE GAS!: Pump your brain full of knowledge about gasoline and why it's made the way it's made.<br>
58 MODERN FUEL FOR THOUGHT: Testing and tuning an SD-455 Pontiac engine using base and ethanol-blended gasoline, and evaluating their timing and fuel-curve requirements.<br>
66 STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE: We add juice to a '99 Trans Am with a Zex Perimeter Plate Nitrous System Part II: Wiring and fuel-pump installation.<br>
70 OIL PUMP OBSERVATIONS: Choose the right oil pump for your classic Pontiac, regardless of horsepower.<br>
<b>DEPARTMENTS</b><br>
Full Throttle...6<br>
Tribal News...8<br>
My Pontiac and Me...42<br>
Poncho Post...74<br>
Product Preview...76<br>
Tech Q&A...78<br>
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