More L-89 Nova Info

[ron67]

Ken, You are the MAN!



Ron

[GreenLS6]

Which heads where used on those 70 l89 chevelles (396 engines) the books say 074's but I've never found the piston. did 842's carry over till the cancelation in late (OCT).69 ???

[Steve Shauger]

Yes

[92646]

Ken with this information is it possible that a 1968 or 1969 L89 Nova could have been built?

[old5.0]

69 seems most likely of the three, doesn't it?

[Kim_Howie]

If the L-89 was offered back then Fred Gibb would have had them on the 68 nova.

[Mr.Nickey Nova]

Hey Ken,
I was thinking the same thing about the late Oct.69 cancellation.The 1 of 1 Nova engine pad had a late Feb. build date stamped on it,Feb.22 or 26 if i remember.So that explains why there were 18 Chevelles built with the L89 heads,early production before going to the 454 block by Dec.1 of 69.I guess if you wanted the L89 heads bad enough you could still have the dealer install them from over the counter.

[kwhizz]

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Hey Ken,
I was thinking the same thing about the late Oct.69 cancellation.The 1 of 1 Nova engine pad had a late Feb. build date stamped on it,Feb.22 or 26 if i remember.So that explains why there were 18 Chevelles built with the L89 heads,early production before going to the 454 block by Dec.1 of 69.I guess if you wanted the L89 heads bad enough you could still have the dealer install them from over the counter.

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In the case of the L-89 engines in 1970, in October 1969 the L-89 396 option was canceled, not replaced. "Fran Preve" (Plant Manager of Tonawanda)


So.........The Feb date stamp would be suspect according to the Tonawanda info as the L-89's were cancelled in Oct....Hummmm!!...........



I guess if you wanted the L89 heads bad enough you could still have the dealer install them from over the counter.

I Agree........But.......#842's probably would have been a better choice .....unless they didn't know any better............Seems to be some Major Issues here....

Ken

[70 Forest Green Zee]

[ QUOTE ]
Hey Ken,
I was thinking the same thing about the late Oct.69 cancellation.The 1 of 1 Nova engine pad had a late Feb. build date stamped on it,Feb.22 or 26 if i remember.So that explains why there were 18 Chevelles built with the L89 heads,early production before going to the 454 block by Dec.1 of 69.I guess if you wanted the L89 heads bad enough you could still have the dealer install them from over the counter.

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Or buy them from 427 King here on this site!