L79 engine differences: 66-67 Nova

[jasonL78]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markjohnson</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yeah, I think we've talked about it before here but it would be very cool to see a shoot-out between a '68 L-79 Nova and a '70 LT-1 Yenko Nova. I'd have to give the nod to the LT-1 of course but I think it'd be a lot closer of a race than many think. </div></div>


So are you talking stock to stock? Not many people know in 1968 you could have ordered 4:88 gears? So if one was to race a duece with a 68 L79 what would the rules have to be? Just wondering what the crowd would be expecting?

[Salvatore]

NHRA rules or just street racing rules?

[67 Nova Boy]

Factory fresh Sam [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dave
67 Nova Boy

[COPO PETE]

in pure stocks drags. Both L-T1 and L-79 are comparable.


The COPO nova with LT-1 has done a Best of 12:[email protected].

Thomas Pain has done a 12:9-.



Both Cars have 4:56 out back. and 4 gear.

[kwhizz]

Back in 66 my &quot;Stock&quot; L-79 with Headers and slicks ran a best of 13.12 with a 3:73 rear

[Salvatore]

pretty fast!

[Chevy454]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kwhizz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Back in 66 my &quot;Stock&quot; L-79 with Headers and slicks ran a best of 13.12 with a 3:73 rear </div></div>
Did you ever weigh it?

[WILMASBOYL78]

&quot;Did you ever weigh it?&quot;

I guarantee it would weigh more now [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

[kwhizz]

My Nova that I ran in the NMCA in Drag Radial class weighed 3350 lbs......But I think that was with me in it.......

Heres a link to weights

http://www.novaresource.org/weights.htm

I remember very clearly one day at the drag strip more than 40 years ago. That day a 66 Acadian Sport Deluxe L79 went up against a 69 Z. They had 6or 7 shots that day and every time the Z was at least 6 car lenghts ahead. I was real disappointed as at the time the Acadian was the favored car.