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I've driven Ls-6, l-72 and a l-88 vette and hate to say it but the r series 427 Ford would eat them if you could get it to hook up. How would the zl-1 hold up to the 67 427 R Ford. That would be in the league of a Zl-1 would it not.

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Actually, an FoMoCo 427 is spec for spec pretty close to an L72...other than the 2-4 setup and the better exhaust manifolds on the FoMoCo, the technical specs are *very* similar. Brian Stefina and I have compared our 427s (he has a '63 425hp Galaxy) and it's almost like they came off the same drawing board, also performed *very* simliarly on the dyno...

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I was only 16 at the time but have something wrong. This thing was not even close to a l-72 in performance.
It had cross bolt mains, what looked like factory cast headers, at least 12:1 or better compression since it would not run on anything but av gas and huge AL heads with the plugs on top like the hemi 426.Huge oil pan that would take like 8 quarts of oil.
The hood was fiberglass with a black scoop, no hood hinges, no heater, no radio, a rubber floor mat and the windows no winders except the drives door.
I have to make a few calls now to find out.