400 cu in Pontiac V8

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The 400 cu in Pontiac V8 is a popular American V8 engine introduced in the mid-1960s, widely known for powering performance models like the GTO, Firebird, and Trans Am during the muscle car era.

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400 cu in Pontiac V8 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf V8 engine ⓘ
automobile engine ⓘ
internal combustion engine ⓘ
aspiration naturally aspirated ⓘ
blockMaterial cast iron ⓘ
bore 4.12 inches ⓘ
compressionRatio varied by year and application ⓘ
configuration 90-degree V8 ⓘ
coolingSystem water-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
cylinders 8 ⓘ
displacement 400 cubic inches ⓘ
6.6 liters ⓘ
emissionsEraDetuning yes ⓘ
era muscle car era ⓘ
family Pontiac V8 engine family ⓘ
fuelSystem 2-barrel carburetor ⓘ
4-barrel carburetor ⓘ
fuelType gasoline ⓘ
headMaterial cast iron ⓘ
inductionSystem carbureted ⓘ
layout front-engine ⓘ
manufacturer Pontiac Motor Division ⓘ
linked to: Pontiac
marketedDisplacement 6.6 L ⓘ
notableFor high performance applications ⓘ
strong low-end torque ⓘ
notableUse 1970 Pontiac GTO ⓘ
linked to: Pontiac GTO

late-1960s Pontiac Firebird 400 ⓘ
parentCompany General Motors ⓘ
performanceVariant Ram Air II ⓘ
linked to: Ram Air

Ram Air III ⓘ
linked to: Ram Air

Ram Air IV ⓘ
linked to: Ram Air IV GTO

Ram Air V (experimental) ⓘ
linked to: Ram Air
powerOutput varied by tune and model ⓘ
productionEnd late 1970s ⓘ
productionStart 1967 ⓘ
stroke 3.75 inches ⓘ
successor Pontiac 455 V8 (in some performance roles) ⓘ
usedInModel Pontiac Bonneville ⓘ
Pontiac Catalina ⓘ
Pontiac Firebird ⓘ
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am ⓘ
linked to: Pontiac Firebird

Pontiac GTO ⓘ
Pontiac Grand Prix ⓘ
Pontiac LeMans ⓘ
valvesPerCylinder 2 ⓘ
valvetrain overhead valve ⓘ

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389 cu in Pontiac V8 → successor → 400 cu in Pontiac V8 ⓘ
Pontiac LeMans → notableEngine → 400 cu in Pontiac V8 ⓘ