The Pontiac V8 is a family of overhead valve, 90 degree V8 engines that the Pontiac Division of General Motors manufactured from 1955 to 1981. The engines have cast-iron blocks and heads with two valves per cylinder; blocks and heads were cast at Saginaw Metal Casting Operations and assembled at Tonawanda Engine. Displacements ran from 265 to 455 cubic inches, and the popular 389, which helped establish the Pontiac GTO as a muscle car, was cut in half to make the inline-four Trophy 4 economy engine. Unlike other American makers, Pontiac did not split its V8s into small-block and big-block families: all shared a 4.62 inch bore pitch. From 1955 through 1959 the V8 also appeared in some GMC pickups, and it was replaced by GM corporate engines such as the Chevrolet 305 and the Oldsmobile 307.
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manufactured by the Pontiac Division of General Motors Corporation between 1955 and 1981
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The Pontiac V8 engine is a family of overhead valve 90° V8 engines manufactured by the Pontiac Division of General Motors Corporation between 1955 and 1981.
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The Pontiac V8 engine is a family of overhead valve 90° V8 engines manufactured by the Pontiac Division of General Motors Corporation between 1955 and 1981.
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The Pontiac V8 engine is a family of overhead valve 90° V8 engines manufactured by the Pontiac Division of General Motors Corporation between 1955 and 1981.
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manufactured by the Pontiac Division of General Motors Corporation between 1955 and 1981
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The Pontiac V8 engine is a family of overhead valve 90° V8 engines manufactured by the Pontiac Division of General Motors Corporation between 1955 and 1981.
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the popular 389 cu in (6.4 L) version, which had helped establish the Pontiac GTO as a premier muscle car
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