[JoeC]

Rob, I was joking about the ZL1. Even if one was for sale it would probably be over 1M. I would like to see you race a Yenko Chevelle against the Buicks but the Corvettes have a few advantages. Its always better to add weight where you need it then to start out with a heavier car. I was talking with some friends (Camaro guys) about what would be the hot setup for pure stock and we came up with the Corvette. There wasn't a 70 LS6 Corvette and the 71 LS6 lost a few HP with lower comp. We thought the best candidate would be a 1969 L71/L89 with TH400 and 4:10 rear (no power accessories) but even an all iron L71 would do well. The 3x2 carb setup is tricky but some guys did run them and I think they flow 1100cfm. The Corvette exhaust manifolds are less restrictive then the Camaro and the long pipes with mufflers all the way to rear is a little better then the Camaro tailpipes. The Corvette has better weight distribution. The stock tires were F70x15 vs the Yenko Camaro E70's. I tried to make an argument for the Yenko Chevelle with its F70x15 tires, four link/coil rear suspension, and the nice L72 high rise intake is worth a few HP but I couldn't sway the Jury.