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juuraslahti


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Hi there, I am a new member from Princeton BC.  I ended up here because through a multi car trade I acquired a 1962 Pontiac Strato Chief. It has the tiny 194 six cylinder engine.  It has a split exhaust and sounds really cool.  I will have questions on interior, and some electrical and dash things. 

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Welcome !!!! very cool car you may have to sell it LOL !!!!

odd transplant.. but nicely done.. my experience with 194's they can barely get out of their own way.. haha !wink

I had a 62 awhile back .. 261 and a glide.. thing was great !



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Nice car!
Welcome to the site!

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Thanks, ya the 194 is a 1962 engine, so i wondered if it could be the original engine. Would they have ever put a 194 into that car when it was made?

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Nice looking Poncho...welcome from Cowtown Alberta.



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Welcome from just up the road from you in Kelowna. That is a nice ride you acquired there.

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Home, Princeton my second home, had property on Chain Lake. Welcome to the site.

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Welcome here. I blew up your photos for us to enjoy.

I think you'll find there's a number of guys here who will be able to help you with questions about your car. (Which looks VERY cool, by the way!)

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We had  a 62 acadian hardtop with the 194,  not sure if it was available in the full size?



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Welcome from Penticton.Nice looking post,good score.



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Welcome to Canadianponcho, Juho! Your 62 looks quite nice. I am surprised to see a puny 194 under the hood as the 62s were still running the 261 sixes for the final time.

Hey, I've got a six that would work beautifully under that hood; its a custom built 296 cubic inch stroker six based on a combination of 250 & 292 parts plus some custom made stuff. I even have the split cast iron headers like your car has. It hasn't been on a dyno but I'll bet it produces about 275 horses, but more importantly it was built for torque.



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Welcome from a fellow 62 owner. Good looking find. I believe the 261 was the only 6 cyl. engine available in 62. I also had a 194 in my 63 Nova. It was a good little engine but that is a lot more of a car for it to push around.

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Welcome. Just left Summerland for Alberta. Nice 2 door post you have there!

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Welcome aboard.
Nice looking Strato.

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Welcome from Edmonton. Nice looking car.  So how does it perform with the little six?



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Welcome to CP from the Island. Nice clean 62. Have a friend in Princeton, nice town, small but nice.

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Thanks for the welcomes and kind words about the car. I havent driven the car yet, do not sure how the 194 performs. It just showed up today and has a few issues (mostly electrical) before becoming roadworthy. Being that it sounds like the 194 was never offered in this car I may look to swap it out, but will definitely stick with a 6 as that's how she came.

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Welcome aboard. That's a nice looking 62!

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