HOW CLOSE WAS PONTIAC TO GETTING NISSAN GTR ENGINES FROM FACTORY RSS

Brief HistoryIt all started back in the late 1970's. The Australian government decided to place a ban on lead being in petrol. (gasoline for our American friends) Only unleaded was to be sold moving forward. So why was this an issue? Lead Lubricates the valve seats helping engines run reliably for years, this meant new engines would have to be created or existing engines would have to be modified to run on the new fuel and meet new performance targets, that meant big $$$$$ in research and development costs. Money at the time GMH (General Motors Holden) didn't have. Nissan RB...

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