Is the engine original as far as you know?? If so, post the VIN and we can decode it for you. That will tell you what came from the factory.
Yeah, pretty sure it's the original engine. Gonna try to get over there today and check out the VIN.
Thing is, I'm not sure what a Pontiac engine looks like. lol All of FoMoCo used pretty much the same engines across the brands, and same with Mopar, and that is what I'm used to. I know that Olds, Pontiac, Buick, and Chevy all had their own engines. . . I just don't know what the differences are. I've read that the late Seventies TransAms had an Olds engine in them, and I wasn't sure at what point GM started sharing engines between brands.
How much do these engines share? Would I, for instance, be able to use headers for a SBC on a Pontiac 301? Like I said, these are stupid questions, but I'm at the ground floor here, so I need to learn everything about Pontiacs as I go.
Can anyone point me in the direction of a good book on Pontiac engines? A place to find a cheap shop manual would be great, too.