1966 ChevelleSS
Hello everyone, I am new to the forum with a question . In the spring of 1966 I went with a friend to a local Chevrolet Dealer ,he was wanting to buy a new Chevelle. We didn't find one out front,we went around back and found a new Chevelle 396 ,4spd. with 4:56 rear gear. the Crome air cleaner had a factory sticker just like the rest of the 396's except this one read Factory Experiment 375 Horsepower. this was not an add on sticker,it was like others with the cross flags. About 25yrs. ago I read in a Corvette magazine the in 1966 Chevrolet Took the 1965 Corvette 396 425hp. upped the HP. and installed them in some of the 1966 Chevelles. the article said that Chevrolet rated this engine in the 4,000 rpm range to get 375 HP. to not let the Corvette owners know that the Chevelle had as much HP. as the 427. I think they said that there were 100 of these cars produced.I am not talking about the regular 396 375 HP. Engine option.
thanks very much for any help
Ronnie
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