A Ram Air IV option for the 400 CID engine with 345 hp came in 1969, complementing the Ram Air III which produced 335 hp. Also, a High Output version of the 350 CID with revised cam and 320 hp was introduced. The 326 CID engine was replaced by the Pontiac 350 cu V8, producing 265hp with a 2-barrel carburetor. In 1968 the Chevrolet 250 cu stroked 230 Cl engine replaced the 230 CID engine. This package kicked the engine up to 5200 RPMs. Another option available was a Ram Air package, which gave the car functional hood scoops, a different camshaft, and higher flow heads with strong valve springs. From 1967 to 1968 the 400 cu engines had throttle restrictors.

Popular with the buyers was the V8 326 cu with a 250 hp two-barrel carburetor the High Output engine with the same displacement and a 4-barrel carburetor with 285 hp or the 400 cu with 325 hp. The 1967 Pontiac Firebird base model had a Chevrolet 230 cu SOHC inline-6 and a 165 horse power single-barrel carburetor. From ’67 to’69 both the convertible and the 2-door hardtop were available.

General Motors, Pontiac’s parent company, used the name Firebird in their Firebird in the 1950’s.ġ967 was the beginning of the first generation of Firebirds, and is easily recognizable by its Coke bottle styling and slit tail lights. It was introduced in February, 1967, which was the same year as the Chevrolet Camaro. The Pontiac Firebird was produced from 1967 to 2002. 1967 was the beginning of the first generation of Firebirds

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