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Re: Expensive mistake [Re: gch] #3219558 03/10/24 03:54 PM 03/10/24 03:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,037 Oregon A AndyF OP I Win
AndyF OP I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,037 Oregon	Originally Posted by gch With those heads and a solid roller cam I would have expected more hp ? Don't know the rest of the specs but 600hp in any street car should be a plenty. Comp 286R-10 peaks at 6000 rpm. If he wants to go racing he can slide in a bigger cam. The heads should be good for 700 hp with a bigger cam and bigger carb.

Re: Expensive mistake [Re: GY3] #3219772 03/11/24 04:05 PM 03/11/24 04:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,846 S.E. Michigan ZIPPY I Live Here
ZIPPY I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,846 S.E. Michigan	Originally Posted by GY3 Originally Posted by sasquatch Well their first mistake was building a Chevy......Todd www.Mochevparts.com That's a good find for somebody who doesn't care about numbers. Rich H. Esse Quam Videri

Re: Expensive mistake [Re: AndyF] #3219934 03/12/24 11:39 AM 03/12/24 11:39 AM
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second 70 top fuel S Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,707 central il.	Originally Posted by AndyF Originally Posted by second 70 Originally Posted by AndyF Here is another very similar engine that is in the shop at the moment. This is another 1966 427 but the factory engine numbers are still on it so it can be decoded as a 1966 427/425 or a L72. The 427/425 had solid lifters, 780 Holley carb, a bunch of special parts and only came with a manual trans. This one came out of a passenger car but the VIN isn't stamped on it so don't know what. Probably Impala SS. The passenger car 427/425 are much rarer than the Corvette L72 engines since most people buying a big car didn't want a high compression, solid lifter engine with a manual shifter. I think this one his getting hot rodded too but I don't know the details. If that block was installed in a car it would have the serial number on the pad. They started on corvettes in 1960 Yeah I've seen some mention of that. Sounds like GM only stamped the VIN on special combinations and even a 427/425 Impala SS wasn't special enough to get a VIN stamp in '66. Without a VIN we're just guessing on the Impala SS. Could also be a Biscayne. No way to know at this point but it was a rare bird whatever it was. What makes it really rare is that it wasn't sold for high dollar to a corvette owner who needed an unstamped block so he could end up with a numbers car.

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