9566BA's verrrrry Cooool L79....

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

I thought the L79 was always a hyd. cam?

[Bill Pritchard]

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I thought the L79 was always a hyd. cam?

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Me, too....

[COPO_Anders]

Since the day in 1980 when I found my -67 discbrake wagon
Chevy II, L-79 cars have been my favorites.(That is until
I first laid eyes on my COPO !).
I have never heard why the -67 L-79 cars had 25hp less than
the -66 cars. Could it be a paper thing,just like the 375hp
L-78, actually produces 425hp ?
Claes Erixon whom I bought my COPO 9561 from, had a friend
with a -68 L-79 Corvette. We looked it over once, and it had
a Rochester carb and an iron intake. I believe that´s what
makes the difference in -68.
Just my two kronor !

Anders

[Belair62]

Anders...did you ever talk to the guy in Des Plaines ?? Hey whats a kronor worth !

[Paul_S]

The L79's had hyd. cams. The power loss in '67-8 was due to a cast iron intake, Rochester Q-Jet carb and a standard (no clutch) fan on non-A/C cars (atleast for Chevy II/Nova). As far as the advertised numbers being correct?? -Who knows. Has anyone ran a dead stock '66 or '67-'68 L79 on a dyno? With the numbers game being played since the mid '60s it could be off. The Camaro had to be the top dog on its first outing in '67. Similar to the Novas having a leg cut off in '64 for the Malibu/Chevelle.

[COPO_Anders]

Bob, I´m sending Mr L-79 a letter with some photos.
One dollar is something like 7.70 kronor.

Anders

[COPO_Anders]

I thought that at least the six L-79 Chevy II cars built in
-67, had aluminum intakes ? How about Chevelles ?

Anders

[Steve Shauger]

Yes, all L79's had hyd. cams. My point was that the 350/350 also had a hyd cam. I believe it was configured with a cast iron intake and quadrajet carb.

[JoeC]

I had a original 1970 350/350 with q-jet and iron intake
As far as hp rating reduction on L79, this could have been marketing decision because Chevy was pushing the SS396 Chevelle 66-68. I think Chevy wanted people to buy the 396 with between 325hp and 375hp so they lowed the the L79's hp to 325hp and discouraged buyers from the low optioned L79 (350hp) non SS and encouraged the customer to buy the more profitable SS 396.

[427TJ]

Thanks guys for setting me straight on the fact that the L79 ran a hydraulic cam. Sorry for any confusion my question caused! I learn something every day on this forum.