1967 400 mile Camaro 396

[1967 4K]

No hooks! Come on they look cool.

[JoeC]

back in the day, some people would run the L78 intake and Holley on the L34 or L35 sometimes with an aftermarket hyd cam.

there is a huge difference in the size and shape of the intake ports but they claim "it worked"

[Miagiman]

Wow, just reading this thread, a great car with history. After reading so many magazines, now every other found car or still owned (in a barn/garage) has a story, and the funniest one is how they are unrestored except for paint or even better found the long lost engine in some guys garage in the next state is a joke. This car has a great story, is said to be a 400 mile car and at the end of the day, everything everyone finds wrong doesn't matter, because It's Not For Sale and if it was his phone would ring off the hook!

[WILMASBOYL78]

Originally Posted by JoeC

back in the day, some people would run the L78 intake and Holley on the L34 or L35 sometimes with an aftermarket hyd cam.

there is a huge difference in the size and shape of the intake ports but they claim "it worked"

Yes it does work and pretty good. There weren't a lot of aftermarket choices way back when and the 163 was a cheap fix from your local Chevy dealer...and there were plenty of used ones floating around. Trick was you had to use the correct gaskets to be sure the ports sealed..otherwise

The 163 with a well prepped Holley, a cam with more juice and a few of the other hotrod upgrades [exhaust, ignition and gears] and you could make the low horse motors perk right up.

I would like to see some modern day trials with that combo...ok one of you L34 guys needs to volunteer

-wilma

[ZiggyL78]

Originally Posted by JoeC

back in the day, some people would run the L78 intake and Holley on the L34 or L35 sometimes with an aftermarket hyd cam.

there is a huge difference in the size and shape of the intake ports but they claim "it worked"

We had 2 local guys who ran each other on a regular basis.One car was a 67 Chevelle SS that had a built 427 with mostly GM L88 parts.

The other car was a 66 Chevelle SS with a built 396/360 with mostly L78 parts.I can't remember what exact parts each one had but I do know they both had a big gear,slicks, headers and factory cams.I know the 66 had a stock original short block with oval port heads and a L78 cam and intake.

You would think the 66 would easily be out powered by the 67.It was so close that either car could win.Usually the 66 would come out pretty hard and get the 67 by 1 or 2 lengths out of the hole and hold the lead till 4th gear and then the 67 would start pulling him in.It was always a close finish.

I had a ride in the 66 many times.That car was incredibly fast and if you didn't know the car, you would think there was no way it had oval port heads and an L78 cam.That car was always fast right from stock,but when he added the L78 cam and intake it was like he had swapped the motor for a built 427.