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'''Tri-Power''' was the name for an arrangement of three two-barrel [[carburetor#Multiple carburetor barrels|carburetor]]s<ref>{{cite web |url=https://showroom.barrett-jackson.com/Home/Details/1965-PONTIAC-GTO_107268 |title=1965 PONTIAC GTO |website=Barrett-Jackson.com}}{{dead link|date=July 2025}}</ref> installed on large performance [[V8]]s offered by the [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] Division of [[General Motors]] in the late 1950s and 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/buying-maintenance/a25560303/pontiac-gto-tri-power-v8-video-rebuild/ |title=Watch a Pontiac GTO Tri-Power V8 Get Rebuilt In Ten Minutes |website=Road & Track |date=12 December 2018 |first=Máté |last=Petrány |access-date=2025-07-13}}</ref>
Three individual [[Rochester 2G]] carburetors were arranged inline on the intake manifold, the center one operating normally and the outer two acting as secondaries, or "dumpers", for full throttle performance. Tri-Power often included a hood bulge to accommodate the carburetor set-up and identifying badging on the vehicle's exterior.
Tri-Power as [[Original equipment manufacturer|original equipment]] on classic Pontiacs often raises their value today.{{cn|date=July 2025}} Tri-Power was offered by GM's [[Oldsmobile]] and [[Chevrolet]] divisions, with near-identical options for [[Chrysler]] and [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], all popularly referred to as "tri-power" and related variations of the original General Motors/Pontiac term.
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==External links== * {{cite web |url=https://macsmotorcitygarage.com/the-pontiac-tri-power-story/ |title=The Pontiac Tri-Power Story |website=Mac's Motor City Garage |date=5 April 2016 |access-date=2025-07-13}} * {{cite web |url=http://www.ford-mel-engine.com/viewforum.php?f=104 |title=The MEL Engine Tripower Heaven |website=ford-mel-engine.com |access-date=2025-07-13}}{{sps|date=July 2025}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/early-hemi-fans-chrysler-tri-power.258342/ |title=Early Hemi Fans! Chrysler Tri-Power!! |website=jalopyjournal.com |date=16 April 2008 |first=Jeff |last=Norwell |access-date=2025-07-13}}{{sps|date=July 2025}}
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