for real? I was over at their website, reading about their engines just for kicks...and well, they sound pretty amazing. There also seemed to be a lot of trash talk on the page about the King St. 428. Does anyone here have one of their engines or knows someone with one of them?
Brings me to my other "I am up at 3:45am what can I dream about?" question haha.
Say you hit the lotto, as in millions of dollars and you were going to build the most bad a$$ all around performance first gen (I am talking straight line, handling, the works)...how would you do it and what would guess it would cost. Yes, I am bored :p
Suggest you go over to the BBB's at Classical Pontiac or Performance Years and do a search on "Fulper". The general consensus is that he is BAD NEWS.
There are plenty of other Pontiac engine specialists that don't have Bruce's reputation. Kauffman Racing, Pacific Performance Racing (CA), Gregg Merrick (CO), Butler, SD Performance (WA) to name some of them. Get a copy of High Performance Pontiac - most of them advertise in there.
2012 Mustang Boss 302 #1918, Competition Orange. FGF replacement 2006 Mustang V6 Pony, Vista Blue. Factory ordered. 2019 BMW X3 (Titled to the wife, but I'm always driving it for her. So I'm claiming it) Old projects, gone but not forgotten: 1967 FB 400, original CA car. After 22 years of work, trashed by the guy who was supposed to paint it. I had to sell it. 1980 Turbo Trans Am 1970 Mustang fastback, 351C 4Bbl, auto 1988 Mustang GT, 5 speed 1983 F-150 4x4, built 302 1994 Chevy K2500 HD 4x4, 454 TBI
I have never done business with Bruce but used to see him at the POCI shows in So. Cal. I know about the topics and posts related to him as mentioned above. I even received an email from a guy talking about his problems, but I have no first hand knowledge. As stated above, there are many very reputable Pontiac engine builders.
My main concern with Bruce is his need to bash other Pontiac engine builders in print all the time. If you are that good, why do you have to bash someone else. Your work will speak for itself.
The Pontiac enthusiast population is fairly small compared to other makes and there are only a handful of good quality Pontiac engine builders. To me,there is no need to bash someone else in this Pontiac enthusiast market. Why bash reputable companies (read Butler) that are investing large sums of money to develop and help develop high quality engine parts to keep these Pontiac engines running.
I totally agree...and kind of why I posted the topic. I was reading through about the engines...and well every other paragraph was bashing. Just was curious.
And if I hit the lotto hehe:
Black on black 1968 Firebird all aluminum 428 or 455 block with 10:1 compression since I would be able to fill her up with the good stuff! disc brakes all the way around the strongest 5 speed I could find 3:73 rear end bigger wheels...kind of like the set up the guy from Inlinetubing.com has on his 442 (see the article in Hemmings Muscle Machines) A very nice stereo (cd, mp3 player and expensive speakers)
Yeah... I know a local guy who is exactly the same way... and yes, his rep Does speak for itself, that's why these guys have to talk them selves up and everyone else down. You kind of just get the bad vibes from their ads... that would be anough for me to stay away?
I'd go with a 68 bird, Wayne Due front sub frame, Detriot Speed sub frame conectors, rear mini tub kit and go with a coil over suspension. Bullit Proof 400 or 421 that can rev to 7K all day long, maybe a Blow through supercharger for kicks, a TKO 6 speed tranny, Yeah some outragous gearing, maybe a 12 bolt or aftermarket rear end. BIG brakes on all four, 18" wheels as wide as they will go... Custom interior, hidden roll cage, killer stereo, and then a flawless paint job!
I think I'd go with a '69 convertible, build a 421 HO into a Dual-Quad 440 with fully ported 455 HO heads, fully-floating forged, side-ground, shot-peened & heat-treated rods, forged flat-top Venolia forged pistons, Arma-steel crank, zero-decked block, gear drive & solid lifter cam, T-56 6-speed, Jaguar IRS rear end with 4.27 gears, global west front suspension, rack-and-pinion steering with active roll-control all around on 18X8 fronts, 18x10 rears with the biggest meats I could stuff into the fender wells.
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