Barn find 67 l79 chevelle fact a/c rare!!! - Page 5

**kwhizz** · #41 10-28-2014, 09:31 PM

If I'm not mistaken........the cast iron manifold is correct for 67 L-79's.......they were rated at 325 H.P. not 350 like the aluminum manifold/Holley carbed cars

**DannyD** · #42 10-28-2014, 09:55 PM

67 L79's in Chevelle's and El Camino's are aluminum intake manifolds. I have owned several documented cars. The red El Camino is a local car to me and is an L30 car (327/275 hp car).

**kwhizz** · #43 10-28-2014, 10:09 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DannyD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">67 L79's in Chevelle's and El Camino's are aluminum intake manifolds. I have owned several documented cars. The red El Camino is a local car to me and is an L30 car (327/275 hp car). </div></div>

Learned something again today.............Sheesh.......and I thought I knew everything!!!!

**WILMASBOYL78** · #44 10-28-2014, 10:46 PM

Why was the 67 L79 rated at 325hp in the Chevelle/Elco when it still had the aluminum intake/Holley??? I understand the lower rating for the Novas with cast iron intake and QJ...but, why is it lower in the Chevelle [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

wilma

**Tibor...we all knew you didn't know everything [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

**DannyD** · #45 10-28-2014, 10:55 PM

Some say that GM didn't want the L79 small block rated higher In horsepower than the base model SS 396 car. The L79 has 11.1 compression, Holley carb, and a hydraulic cam and all were 4 speed cars with 12 bolt rears.

**WILMASBOYL78** · #46 10-28-2014, 11:00 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DannyD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Some say that GM didn't want the L79 small block rated higher In horsepower than the base model SS 396 car. The L79 has 11.1 compression, Holley carb, and a hydraulic cam and all were 4 speed cars with 12 bolt rears. </div></div>

That sounds ok...but, why wasn't it an issue in 1966 then...the L79 was rated at 350hp in the Chevelle [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

**Bill Pritchard** · #47 10-28-2014, 11:24 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That sounds ok...but, why wasn't it an issue in 1966 then...the L79 was rated at 350hp in the Chevelle [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] </div></div>

I thought in 66 the L79 was available only in the Nova and Corvette, and not available in the Chevelle [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

**scott s** · #48 10-28-2014, 11:37 PM

Tom try to find a orig documented 66 L79 chevelle...i don,t think a real documented one has ever surfaced kinda like the 4 spd 70 monte ss 454 cars???were there any??

**scott s** · #49 10-28-2014, 11:41 PM

Gm could,t have a chevelle rated at the same hp in 1967 as the corvette which was about a $1,000 higher price tag....They were afraid the corvette sales would have suffered so they rated the engines 25 hp lower but in fact they were identical...

**WILMASBOYL78** · #50 10-29-2014, 01:01 AM

I don't know if any were produced...I was just looking in Colvin's book at engine options and hp ratings....

I would imagine a stripped down 66 300 deluxe, rubber mat, L79, 4 spd, 4.10 gear, would have been a real eye opener for the garden variety SS396 [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]