Go Back   The Supercar Registry > General Discussion > Chevrolet


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 11-27-2023, 01:15 AM
WILMASBOYL78's Avatar
WILMASBOYL78 WILMASBOYL78 is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: new york
Posts: 8,352
Thanks: 1
Thanked 2,144 Times in 582 Posts
Post Vette...

That compression ratio and gear is enough for the L-79 cam??
__________________
02 Berger 380hp #95
Lots of L78 Novas
Join National Nostalgic Nova!
70 Orange Cooler
69 Camaro
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 11-27-2023, 11:36 AM
SupremeDeluxe SupremeDeluxe is offline
Yenko Contributing Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Itasca, IL
Posts: 470
Thanks: 80
Thanked 515 Times in 188 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by WILMASBOYL78 View Post
That compression ratio and gear is enough for the L-79 cam??
Stock compression is not ideal, but the gear is fine. One of the best running setups in a Corvette is a L-79 with M21 and 3.70 gear. I've had L-79s with M20 and 3.36, and that is OK also and makes for a more tolerable highway car.

At one point, this car had a L-79 top end with the cam. As far as I know, the compression was not changed, but the cam was.

In the 2 miles I have driven it, it feels very strong. No telling what is inside. My other 63 is a fuelie with 4.11s, which needless to say feels very fast. But it's all but undrivable on the highway for any length of time besides an on-ramp to off-ramp romp. In the past, I've put thousands of miles on my midyears and I was looking forward to making this one into my summer driver. For that alone, the gear was appealing to me.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 07:16 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.

O Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.