l79 1967
 

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Nice little car /truck but I thought the L79 was rated @ 350 hp the add say 327/325 horse.
Where they a different motor in 67?

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67 L79 engines for the Chevelles / El Caminos were rated @ 325hp

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IIRC 66 had Holley carb and aluminum intake. 67 had q-jet and cast iron intake.

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aren't those '65-'66 v/covers? '67s had script covers?

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I am far from an expert on anything but dads 67 has an aluminum iintake and Holley carb which are both supposed to be original to the car. Unfortunately the original 327 threw a rod in the early 70's so the original block was long gone. He sold the original heads when we put the 383 in it.

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Q jets are for 68...Alum intakes and holleys correct for 67...Why is everybody confused on this????

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1967 Chevelle took an aluminum intake. The Nova took the cast ron intake.

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Didnt they only make like 6 l79 novas in 67?

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Yes...6
Here's one.


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Dave
67 Nova Boy

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Build Date for the 67 Nova L79 was in June 67 ?...I would have thought that they would have been available and built only at the <span style="color: #3366FF">beginning</span> of the 1967 production.

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No...for some reason, they were built during the month of June 1967 sometime. I will find out the time line on these.
Found this...

It is also generally agreed that the six 1967 L79s were built in a 6 week period spanning May/June 1967

Dave
67 Nova Boy

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Back in the day I had a 68 L79 Nova.It was a black non SS car with 3:31 gears and a 4 speed.I wacked a number of BBC Chevelles with that car and it ran low 14s with just dumps and a sticky street tire.I really need to get my act together and scan some old pics so I can post them.

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Ziggy [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]Sounds good

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Heres another one......Owned by Dan Miller

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 1969L78Nova</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Build Date for the 67 Nova L79 was in June 67 ?...I would have thought that they would have been available and built only at the <span style="color: #3366FF">beginning</span> of the 1967 production. </div></div>

Kinda similar to the 67 Chevelle SS396's with the L78 option.....the only real ones built were built late in the year.

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Why is this? Why so late in the year when the 1966 L79 Nova was such a success? And why the cast iron manifold? All other 1967 L79 engines came with the aluminum manifold.

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My thoughts are that the Camaro was heading the way and all else was just not at the top of the list!

Dave
67 Nova Boy

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The L78 396/375 was a late year offering in BOTH the Chevelle and Camaro in 1967. This is very strange because L78's were available all through 1966, 1968, 1969, etc. but for some unknown reason, they just weren't available for the first half of the 1967 model year like these '67 L79 Novas. Heck, you can even throw in Full-size L72 427/425 cars in the same category. Lots of them made in 1966, none in 1967, and then released again in 1968 &amp; 1969. I don't think it's ever been discussed here but Chevrolet's 1967 engine option list started off pretty boring compared to 1966. It could've been a corporate policy change, supplier shortage of some sort or whatever but at least they brought the fun stuff back in late-'67 and the following years.