LT1 compared to L79

[Bill Pritchard]

Keep the time frame in mind here...in 65 and 66, when the L79 was at the peak of its popularity, the most popular automatic in a Chevy was the Powerglide. The T400 was a new transmission at the time, and restricted to use behind the tamer big blocks (which were also 'new'). I feel pretty confident in saying that an L79/PG combo would not be the hot setup [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img] , which could be the major reason it was never offered. By 1969, when automatics became relatively common behind high performance Chevy engines, the L79 was history.