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davepl


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I have a set of reproduction air cleaner decals here that I misordered (off by one error on the part number).  They arrived looking just like what I wanted (427 Astro Jet) except the one sticker says

JET-FLAME 390HP

What the heck is a "Jet Flame"?  I at first thought perhaps it was a Frenchification for the Quebec cars, but the repro sites show it for some years and not others. 

Anyone know why some would be "Astro Jet" and some "Jet Flame"?

Thanks!
Dave

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Yes, I know, just click this link below and you will find out all of various names engines were marketed under.

http://canadianponcho.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=118110&p=3&topicID=26305684

In fact, Jet-Flame 427 is more common that Astro-Jet actually appearing on Canadian Pontiacs for three model years 1966, 1967 and 1968.

 



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1966 Pontiac brochure.jpg



-- Edited by 73SC on Sunday 2nd of May 2010 10:56:33 PM

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Carl, I can barely read that page but to me it looks like the text and pictures are mixed up between the 327 and 427. Am I right?

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yes  thats correct    that picture is from the 66 brochure

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I made it a bit bigger. The text about the 327 appears under the 427 and the text about the 427 appears under the 327.

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Oh yeah, now I can read the text and see it explains that. Pretty confusing at a glance to read about that 425 horse "stroker small block" until you see where it says not illustrated....!

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The pic of the 327 just reminded me of a thread from way back when re whether or not the alternator should be mounted on the front or the rear of the bracket. Carl S determined that the book indicated that it should go on the front. The picture backs this up. (It also shows the VCD's without the ACD.) Interesting...

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Hmm, yes, never thought to look at the alternator mounting but you are right. And also, I am convinced that the air cleaner decal would be absent, as you say and as is shown.

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If you look close there is an air cleaner decal on the big block only, goldish colour.

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