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427TJ 10-07-2007 09:18 PM

PHR October 1968 396/325 Article
 
Somewhere on the board I read a discussion on the L35 as a hot street engine. I remembered I had this article in my stash discussing how to wake up the 325hp 396. Article is titled, "Bolt-On Horsepower For The Camaro" and features Dale Armstrong doing the tuning. Car is a '68 L35 Th-400.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...PHR10-68P1.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...PHR10-68P2.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...PHR10-68P3.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...PHR10-68P4.jpg

3macs1 10-07-2007 10:24 PM

Re: PHR October 1968 396/325 Article
 
Wonder what the cam chenge would have done?? and elimination of that smog mess. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

Bill Rose 10-08-2007 05:17 AM

Re: PHR October 1968 396/325 Article
 
Hey Hey!! That 68 smog "mess" is a beautyfull thing https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/motor1.jpg

Xplantdad 10-08-2007 05:42 AM

Re: PHR October 1968 396/325 Article
 
Bill...your Chevelle looks great https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

3macs1 10-08-2007 02:40 PM

Re: PHR October 1968 396/325 Article
 
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Bill...your Chevelle looks great https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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Bruce great is putting it mildly. What a super nice job on the details. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

Chris396 10-08-2007 09:18 PM

Re: PHR October 1968 396/325 Article
 
Cool article! I'd love to see a car restored with all that Day 2 stuff on it. They got some nice gains too.

nuch_ss396 10-08-2007 09:21 PM

Re: PHR October 1968 396/325 Article
 
You know - it's odd that they chose the L/35 for that article.
I know they were much more prevalent, but the L/34 had a
forged crank, hot hydraulic cam, etc. and was actually
better suited for such a build.

Of course, as a kid, I think I only ever saw one or two L/34's anyway.

Nuch

mockingbird812 10-08-2007 09:48 PM

Re: PHR October 1968 396/325 Article
 
Cool article for the "average" guy. Sweet engine bay Bill!

Bill Rose 10-08-2007 10:15 PM

Re: PHR October 1968 396/325 Article
 
Thanks for the compliments guys. Just thought I'd stick a pic of my 68 Chevelle engine comp, in there, cause you don't see a lot of 68's with the correct smog set-up these days. I didn't mean to hijack the thread.......... and thanks for the article. I copied it and saved it for future reference.

markjohnson 10-09-2007 08:41 AM

Re: PHR October 1968 396/325 Article
 
Just finished reading the article and I'm sorry but 13.85 at 98 MPH is embarassingly slow for all that work. That's a pig. I mean that's everything too, 4.10's with slicks, open headers with collector extensions, and it barely squeaks into the 13's? Just imagine with the exhaust hooked back up and no slicks, well for that matter, it wouldn't even need the slicks. I know an L-78 will run it's ass off, but those small horse, hydraulic-cammed 396's are really lacking.


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