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L79s were still available in Chevelles, and Novas in 68 at 325 HP. Both ran very well. Would blow the doors off most SS Chevelles up to the L78s and give them a good run depending on rear end ratios.
The early Chevy lls were the prodigy of Bill Thomas who started dropping 375 hp Corvette 327s transplants in. The "Deuce" legend started with those cars and continued with the factory L79s in 66. They were one of the most feared street cars prior to the big dog LS6 Chevelles. Yenko redefined the Chevyll L79 with the LT/1 350 70 Deuces. Neither one was much afraid of any semi stock car on the street. |
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Wasn't the '68 engine slightly different? Like no aluminum intake anymore?
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Yep, I had one of '68 L79 Novas and despite their 11:1 compression and famous #151 camshaft, it had a cast iron intake and Q-Jet perched on top of it (with its original 14x3 open element air cleaner). It was a one-owner car (non-SS) with factory buckets, Muncie 4-gear, 3.55 12-bolt, and a set of Goodyear Blue Streak slicks in the trunk!
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68 l79....
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The L79 is one of those engines that has an almost mythical quality...it was a real runner. As others have mentioned, many a big block Chevelle was surprised by this little power house -wilma
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My old 68 L79 nova I restored ran very well. Was by far the fastest small block I have ever driven.
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It has been a myth to this day why they only made 6 or 7 {67} Chevyll L79
Here is a factory order sheet for 66 and 67 Chevyll 66 Chevyll with L79 on order sheet https://photos.app.goo.gl/Tbn8T16K8eKw8q477 https://photos.app.goo.gl/NFPkLoUXeNGXnNuM7 67 Chevyll without L79 https://photos.app.goo.gl/87cUB7aeDFXcydYW6 Here is Jacks 67 Chevyll L79...very rare car. One of 6 |
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Lee with all due respect I disagree that the '66 442 was a "great distance behind" the '66 GTO. The base 400 that year had 15 horsepower and 9 ft/lbs of torque on the base GTO 389. The L-69 Tri powered 400 cars were every bit the equal of the Tri powered GTO's and the W-30 (yes very rare with only 54 built) had similar if not better performance than the Royal Bobcat cars out of the box. Don't forget the 442 came equipped with a rear sway bar standard for far superior handling while John Delorean didn't find it necessary on the GTO. The cars were not marketed and promoted like the GTO's were so sales lagged behind. The styling and interiors were better IMO on the Pontiac but all in all the 442 for '66 was every bit the GTO's equal that year. Just my .02..
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Can't seem to post a pic but ran a 66 L79 in our Nomad. Was my daily driver throughout the 80's. Engine got tired (I ran it pretty hard those years) so I parked it about 1989-ish. Still have it. Pulled the L79 and rather than rebuild I installed an original HE code low mile 327 my father bought from a wrecked 66 vette back in 1971 along with it's matching M-21. He installed an old Sig Erson solid flat tappet back then and the engine sat. That engine/trans now resides in the Nomad. Mainly have BB stuff here but have always been a huge 327 fan.
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Pontiac sold 96946 GTOs in 1966 while Oldsmobile sold 21997 442s. |
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Correct. Also had the larger journal crank shaft which helped them live longer at higher RPMs.
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