1980 Chevrolet El Camino Performance Engines

Essential 1980 Chevrolet El Camino Performance Engines

Mr. Gasket – Ultra Seal; Sure-Lock Rocker Arm Nuts (Part No.923G)

Ultra Seal; Sure-Lock Rocker Arm Nuts

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$77.99
Designed to keep the rocker arms positively locked for precise and critical valve train adjustments. Manufactured from quality grade steel, then heat-treated for extra strength and plated with a durable finish. Kits include 16 rocker arm nuts with socket head set screws and one hex key wrench.

Product Features:
  • Sure-lock rocker arm nuts
  • Precise valve train adjustment
  • Keep rocker arms locked
  • High-quality grade steel
  • Heat-treated for ex strength
  • Plated with durable gold tone finish
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Mr. Gasket – Ultra Seal; Head Gasket (Part No.5801G)

Ultra Seal; Head Gasket

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$61.99
Excellent resilience. High temperature endurance. Will not creep or cold-flow. Will not get brittle. Resists corrosion. Eliminates gasket sealer. Compatible with high octane and exotic fuel.

Product Features:
  • Excellent resilience
  • High temperature endurance
  • Will not creep/cold-flow
  • Will not get brittle
  • Resists corrosion
  • Eliminates gasket sealer
  • Compatible w/high octane fuel
  • Compatible with exotic fuel
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FEL-PRO Performance – Engine Timing Cover Gasket (Part No.2335)

Engine Timing Cover Gasket

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$20.29
Fel-Pro Performance Gaskets deliver reliable sealing under grueling racing conditions

Product Features:
  • Steel core gasket construction
  • Exclusive design permits significantly faster gasket installation while eliminating potential sealing leak paths.
  • Not intended for use in emission controlled vehicles.
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Weiand – Supercharger Remote Thermostat Housing (Part No.7134P)

Supercharger Remote Thermostat Housing

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$164.99


Product Features:
  • Remote Thermostat Housing
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Spectre – Engine Dress Steel Up Kit (Part No.54083)

Engine Dress Steel Up Kit

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$119.99
Spectre’s Engine Dress-Up Kit was designed for the ’58-’86 Chevrolet small block 265-400. This kit includes: stock height baffled covers, chrome T-bar hold downs, chrome PCV breather, chrome breather, chrome oil filler cap, grommets, and a stainless steel braided PCV hose with red/blue Magna-Clamps. Designed for use with OE specifications for fit and function, Spectre products are engineered to perform as good as they look.

Product Features:
  • For Chevrolet small block 265 and 400
  • Kit includes: stock height baffled covers, chrome T-bar hold downs, chrome PCV breather, chrome breather, chrome oil filler cap, grommets, and a stain
  • Designed for use with OE specifications for fit and function
  • Made from high quality material
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FEL-PRO Performance – PERFORMANCE REAR MAIN SEAL SET (Part No.2904)

PERFORMANCE REAR MAIN SEAL SET

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$16.29
Fel-Pro Performance Gaskets deliver reliable sealing under grueling racing conditions

Product Features:
  • Meets or exceeds all original equipment specifications
  • Application specific design to ensure a perfect fit
  • Engineered and manufactured specifically for repair applications
  • Unsurpassed quality you can trust
  • Validated for fit, form, and function
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Edelbrock – Hex-A-Just By Cloyes Adj. True-Roller Timing Chain Set (Part No.7332)

Hex-A-Just By Cloyes Adj. True-Roller Timing Chain Set

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$123.99


Product Features:
  • Dial-In Your Camshaft With Ease
  • Made From Induction Hardened Billet Steel
  • Solid Bushing Chain Resists Stretching
  • Billet SAE-1144 Steel Crank Sprockets
  • Multiple Keyways
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Mr. Gasket – Ultra Seal; Harmonic Balancer Bolt/Washer Kit (Part No.946G)

Ultra Seal; Harmonic Balancer Bolt/Washer Kit

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$25.99
The grade 8 bolts feature high hex head to prevent socket slippage. The thick parallel ground washer allows accurate uniform torque. Black finished, complete with split lock washer to prevent loosening.

Product Features:
  • These are have a zinc dichromate finish
  • Tall hex head bolt to prevent slippage
  • Extra thick parallel ground washer
  • Washers provides more accurate and uniform torque
  • Grade 8 alloy steel
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Weiand – Stealth Ram; Intake Manifold (Part No.7540P)

Stealth Ram; Intake Manifold

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$1048.99


Product Features:
  • Great For Street Machines/Street Rods/Muscle Cars
  • Two Piece Design
  • Individual D-Shaped Runners
  • Optimized For Broad Power Range/Large Plenum Area
  • Can Be Used For Blow-Through Superchargers
  • Fully CNC Machined For A Perfect Fit
  • No Exhaust Crossover
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B & M – Torque Converter, Holeshot 3000 (Part No.70421)

Torque Converter, Holeshot 3000

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$717.99
The Holeshot Converter is a very good choice for the typical street machine that is looking for better launch capability and more strength. With a furnace brazed turbine, New turbine hub and dual pattern drive lugs on some GM Holeshots.

Product Features:
  • Furnace Brazed Impeller
  • Steel Alloy Pump Drive Tube
  • Heavy Duty Needle Bearing
  • Between Stator and Turbine
  • Furnace Brazed Turbine
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Edelbrock – Sure Seat Valve Springs for Oldsmobile 330-403 V8 1967-1984 (Part No.5812)

Sure Seat Valve Springs for Oldsmobile 330-403 V8 1967-1984

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$80.99
Complete kit includes retainers and locks. Springs made of highest quality spring wire. Springs precision wound to close tolerances. Includes superior quality steel retainers. Includes 7 degree heat-treated valve stem locks. Retainers and locks black oxide coated. Non-Rotator style: Dyno tested and street proven. Great match to Edelbrock camshaft kit.

Product Features:
  • For Use With Cast Iron Heads
  • Springs Made of Highest Quality Spring Wire
  • Springs Precision Wound To Close Tolerances
  • Use with Original Equipment Heads Only
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Edelbrock – Sure Seat Valve Springs for Chevy 262-400 V8 1957-95 (Part No.5802)

Sure Seat Valve Springs for Chevy 262-400 V8 1957-95

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$60.99
Springs made of highest quality spring wire. Springs precision wound to close tolerances. Non-Rotator style: Dyno tested and street proven. Great match to Edelbrock camshaft kit.

Product Features:
  • For Use With Cast Iron Heads
  • Springs Made of Highest Quality Spring Wire
  • Springs Precision Wound To Close Tolerances
  • Use with Original Equipment Heads Only
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FEL-PRO Performance – PERFORMANCE OIL PAN GASKET SET (Part No.1886)

PERFORMANCE OIL PAN GASKET SET

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$63.99
Fel-Pro Performance Gaskets deliver reliable sealing under grueling racing conditions

Product Features:
  • Rigid core, molded silicone rubber gaskets utilize the one-piece molded rubber technology for a perfect fit, ease of installation and include compression limiters to prevent overtightening.
  • Not intended for use in emission controlled vehicles.
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Mr. Gasket – Oil Pan Gasket (Part No.197)

Oil Pan Gasket

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$30.99
Manufactured from high-density cork and rubber blend gasket material. Provides excellent sealing and durability. Complete with molded rubber front/rear oil pan seals where applicable. For OE replacement and high performance street.

Product Features:
  • One-piece design
  • Eliminates potential leaks
  • Prevents over tightening
  • Prevents torque loss
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Edelbrock – Pushrod Set for S/B Chevy (Part No.9629)

Pushrod Set for S/B Chevy

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$187.99


Product Features:
  • Case-Hardened Tubing
  • Surface Hardening
  • Welded Ends
  • 0.3125 in. Diameter
  • Use with or without Hardened Steel Guideplates
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Edelbrock – Pushrod Set for S/B Chevy (Part No.9653)

Pushrod Set for S/B Chevy

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$191.99
Edelbrock part #9653 Pushrods are designed for Chevy 348/409 “W” series V-8 engine applications. These one-piece pushrods are manufactured from high quality 4130 Chromoly steel tubing that has been surface hardened for maximum durability. They have precis

Product Features:
  • 7.2 in. Length
  • 0.312 in. Diameter
  • 4130 Chromoly Steel Material
  • Black Oxide Finish
  • Made In The USA
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Mr. Gasket – Cam Change Gaskets (Part No.4406)

Cam Change Gaskets

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$56.99
When you change a cam, you don’t need a complete engine gasket set, because you don’t have to take everything apart. Mr. Gasket cam change gasket sets are tailored to deliver just the pieces that you need when you swap bump-sticks. They include gaskets for the valve covers, intake manifold, oil pan, water pump, timing-chain cover, and fuel pump.

Product Features:
  • Comes with all gaskets
  • Fuel injector oring not included
  • Meets performance standards
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Mr. Gasket – Special Cam Bolt (Part No.944G)

Special Cam Bolt

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$12.99
Grade 8, single bolt. Black plated finish. The washers are designed to secure the Mr. Gasket cam button pn1180, pn1181, and pn1183 or can be used as stock replacements.

Product Features:
  • Specialty and drive train fastener
  • Special cam bolts
  • Black plated finish
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Edelbrock – Water Pump Big-Block Chevy Standard/Long in Polished Finish (Part No.8861)

Water Pump Big-Block Chevy Standard/Long in Polished Finish

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$475.99
Maximum cooling for street and racing engines. Internal passages are balanced for maximum flow. Impeller is larger than others for maximum pressure. Impeller vanes dramatically increase flow rates. Equal distribution to both sides of block. Only flows in one direction for optimum efficiency. In the early days of the automotive performance industry, you either ran what was available, or you fabricated something you thought met your needs. Such needs were the building blocks of this industry, and it was through the efforts of many that we have the automotive aftermarket, but it was through the work of one name in particular to which many in the industry owe a great debt, and that name is Edelbrock.

Product Features:
  • Maximum Cooling for Street and Racing Engines
  • Internal Passages Are Balanced for Maximum Flow
  • Impeller is Larger than Others For Max Pressure
  • Impeller Vanes Dramatically Increase Flow Rates
  • Equal Distribution to Both Sides of Block
  • Only Flows in One-Direction for Optimum Efficiency
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Weiand – Action Plus Water Pumps (Part No.9240P)

Action Plus Water Pumps

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$215.99
Weiand’s light weight, performance aluminum mechanical Action-Plus water pumps give a weight saving of 30 percent to 50 percent over stock cast-iron pumps. These pumps feature a premium quality bearing and seal that have twice the load capacity of stock pumps. Weiand’s exclusive housing counter bore keeps the bearing form walking out. All pumps are designed with the necessary bracket bosses and water connections to fit popular street applications.

Product Features:
  • Twisted Snout Water Pump Design For Updated Style
  • Street Performance
  • Heavy Duty Shaft w/5/8 in. Pilot
  • Six-Blade Stamped Steel
  • Anti-Cavitation Impeller
  • 100 Percent Leak Tested
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Mr. Gasket – Water Outlet Gasket (Part No.738G)

Water Outlet Gasket

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$30.99
Manufactured from a blend of nitrile rubber and fiber for excellent sealing and durability. Precision die cut for application.

Product Features:
  • Edge molded rubber water outlet gasket is reusable
  • Requires no gasket sealer
  • Solid aluminum carrier for strength/rigidity
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FEL-PRO Performance – Engine Valve Cover Gasket Set (Part No.1605)

Engine Valve Cover Gasket Set

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$25.49
Fel-Pro Performance Gaskets deliver reliable sealing under grueling racing conditions

Product Features:
  • Die cut silicone rubber gaskets conform to out-of-flat covers
  • Great for on-again/off-again situations
  • Not intended for use in emission controlled vehicles.
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Mr. Gasket – Ultra Seal; Valve Cover Gasket Set (Part No.5861)

Ultra Seal; Valve Cover Gasket Set

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$35.99
Creates a positive seal. Controlled swelling gasket. Thickness will not decrease. Eliminates re-torque of valves. High-tensile strength. Handles ex flange pressure and forms a leak proof seal. Black latex coating.

Product Features:
  • Creates a positive seal by controlling swelling
  • Available in extra thick for rocker arm clearance
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Mr. Gasket – Valve Cover Gasket Set (Part No.585G)

Valve Cover Gasket Set

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$25.99
Thick, molded rubber with steel carrier. Manufactured from high-density cork and rubber blend gasket material. A black latex rubber coating is applied to outside of gasket to help seal minor flange irregularities and eliminate the possibility of oil leakage. Creates a positive seal by controlled swelling of the gasket material when exposed to hot engine oil. Available in standard or extra thick to provide additional valve train to cover clearance. For OE replacement, high performance street, drag race and oval track.

Product Features:
  • Features nitrile rubber material for long life
  • Molded rubber gaskets are reusable
  • Ideal for engine requiring valve lash maintenance
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FEL-PRO Performance – Lower Intake Manifold Gasket Set: 9 Piece Set (Part No.1212)

Lower Intake Manifold Gasket Set: 9 Piece Set

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$27.49
Fel-Pro Performance Gaskets deliver reliable sealing under grueling racing conditions

Product Features:
  • DESIGNED FOR IMPERFECT SEALING SURFACES — Engineered and manufactured specifically for the repair environment to help seal imperfect sealing surfaces
  • SEALING TECHNOLOGIES — Exclusive sealing innovations and technologies with proprietary materials and unique design features to ensure a superior seal for your repair
  • ENGINEERING EXPERTISE — Parts are designed, reviewed, validated and approved by Fel-Pro engineers through rigorous research and development
  • REAL-WORLD TESTED — Parts are tested on-vehicle and validated to ensure optimal performance on the road
  • EVERY PART FOR THE REPAIR — Fel-Pro gasket sets include every part needed for the repair unless otherwise noted
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FEL-PRO Performance – Lower Intake Manifold Gasket Set: 3 Piece Set (Part No.1200)

Lower Intake Manifold Gasket Set: 3 Piece Set

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$31.49
Fel-Pro Performance Gaskets deliver reliable sealing under grueling racing conditions

Product Features:
  • DESIGNED FOR IMPERFECT SEALING SURFACES — Engineered and manufactured specifically for the repair environment to help seal imperfect sealing surfaces
  • SEALING TECHNOLOGIES — Exclusive sealing innovations and technologies with proprietary materials and unique design features to ensure a superior seal for your repair
  • ENGINEERING EXPERTISE — Parts are designed, reviewed, validated and approved by Fel-Pro engineers through rigorous research and development
  • REAL-WORLD TESTED — Parts are tested on-vehicle and validated to ensure optimal performance on the road
  • EVERY PART FOR THE REPAIR — Fel-Pro gasket sets include every part needed for the repair unless otherwise noted
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Edelbrock – Intake Manifold Gasket for 1965-1990, Oval port 396-402-454 B/B Chevy (Part No.7203)

Intake Manifold Gasket for 1965-1990, Oval port 396-402-454 B/B Chevy

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$32.99
Product Features:
  • Clean Positive Seal
  • Embossed Silicone Bead Surrounding The Port
  • Matched To Manifolds And Cylinder Heads
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Edelbrock – Intake Manifold Gasket for 1958-1986 Small-Block Chevy (Part No.7201)

Intake Manifold Gasket for 1958-1986 Small-Block Chevy

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$26.99


Product Features:
  • Clean Positive Seal
  • Embossed Silicone Bead Surrounding The Port
  • Matched To Manifolds And Cylinder Heads
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1980 Chevrolet El Camino Performance Engines

Maybe you’re in the middle of a full rebuild of that 1980 Chevrolet El Camino. Maybe you just need a couple of Performance Engines. Either way, Advance Auto Parts has 86 different Performance Engines in our inventory ranging from $12.99 to $1,048.99. That means you can find the exact parts or products you need to keep that 1980 Chevrolet El Camino running smoothly.

Performance Engines are only as good as their brand. We stock 8 different brands to make sure you have plenty of trusted parts to choose from for your 1980 Chevrolet El Camino. Mr. Gasket, FEL-PRO Performance, and Edelbrock are just some of the brands we stock. Search for brands you know or compare prices and reviews to help you decide!

We know you’ll find the perfect Performance Engines for your 1980 Chevrolet El Camino, but don’t take our word for it – read our customer ratings and reviews and buy with confidence. Out of the 84 reviews in this category, some of the top rated parts include Performer Intake Manifold for 1955-86 Small-Block Chevy, Satin Finish with 5.0 stars and Action Plus Water Pumps with 3.7 stars.

So if you’re in the market for aftermarket Performance Engines to keep your 1980 Chevrolet El Camino rolling for years to come, look no further. Shop online and have your products shipped direct to your door, or pick up at the nearest Advance Auto Parts location today!

Performance Engines Brands To Make Your 1980 Chevrolet El Camino Last

Simple repair, complete replacement, or a full rebuild. No matter the job, your 1980 Chevrolet El Camino demands trusted brand parts and products to keep it running. Many trusted brands of Performance Engines make up Advance Auto Parts’ inventory, and all are ready to help make your El Camino the best it can be. Be sure to browse some of our top Performance Engines brands and parts.

Popular Spectre Performance Engines

We carry Spectre parts in our stock across Performance Engine Dress-Up Kits categories, plus more. For a 1980 Chevrolet El Camino, our most popular Spectre Performance Engines include:
Engine Dress Steel Up Kit
from $119.99
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Engine Dress Steel Up Kit
Performance Engine Dress-Up Kits

Top 1980 Chevrolet El Camino Performance Engines from Mr. Gasket

Mr. Gasket products are another trusted brand when it comes to Performance Engines for your 1980 Chevrolet El Camino. Popular Mr. Gasket parts include:
Ultra Seal; Valve Cover Gasket Set
from $25.99
(7)
Ultra Seal; Valve Cover Gasket Set
Performance Engine Valve Cover Gasket Sets
Water Outlet Gasket
from $30.99
(6)
Water Outlet Gasket
Performance Water Outlet Gaskets
Intake Manifold Bolts
from $29.99
(5)
Intake Manifold Bolts
Performance Intake Manifolds

FAQs for 1980 Chevrolet El Camino Performance Engines

What are the most purchased Performance Engines for the 1980 Chevrolet El Camino?

Out of 86 Performance Engines for the 1980 Chevrolet El Camino, the most popular in our inventory are:
Intake Manifold Gasket for 1958-1986 Small-Block Chevy
from $26.99
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Intake Manifold Gasket for 1958-1986 Small-Block Chevy
Performance Engine Intake Manifold Gaskets
Cylinder Head Gasket: Multi-Layered Steel, Without Head Bolts
from $39.49
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Cylinder Head Gasket: Multi-Layered Steel, Without Head Bolts
Performance Engine Cylinder Head Gaskets
Cylinder Head Gasket: Steel Core Composite, Without Head Bolts
from $52.99
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Cylinder Head Gasket: Steel Core Composite, Without Head Bolts
Performance Engine Cylinder Head Gaskets

What are the top-rated 1980 Chevrolet El Camino Performance Engines?

Top-rated Performance Engines for your 1980 Chevrolet El Camino based on customer reviews/ratings are:
Performer Intake Manifold for 1955-86 Small-Block Chevy, Satin Finish
from $257.99
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Performer Intake Manifold for 1955-86 Small-Block Chevy, Satin Finish
“Get the matching carb, increased HP by 50 points”
Action Plus Water Pumps
from $215.99
(3)
Action Plus Water Pumps
“I bought this item for my 1979 Camaro SBC for Street/Strip application. Water pump weighs 4 LBS less than factory, comes with its own cork gaskets. N”
PERFORMANCE OIL PAN GASKET SET
from $18.29
(3)
PERFORMANCE OIL PAN GASKET SET
“This part is incorrectly listed as fitting a 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix. It’s not Advanced’s fault as EVERY shop and site has this part listed for that v”