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Old 10-02-2010, 01:27 AM
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Default Re: LT1 compared to L79

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.
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