The Ram Air IV was the little engine that took on Hemis and 454 LS6s, while establishing Pontiac as a performance brand.

Pontiac improved its Ram Air engine lineup over several iterations ... and 428-cubic-inches for NHRA drag racing. The plan ...

One such model to get the new-age treatment was the Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac's then-mid-size car, which shrunk ...

After developing the 287, Pontiac engineers developed the engine to 370 cubic inches, giving this new engine the name Tempest 395-A. Equipped in the 1958 Chieftain, the Tempest 395-A could deliver ...

A ban on leaded fuel was also looming on the horizon, forcing engine designers to build lower-compression powerplants. Pontiac managed to slip some impressive stats under the wire with the 1971 ...