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**njsteve** · #1 03-31-2022, 03:08 AM

Maybe its been answered somewhere here already but why did they de-convert the 396/375 hp version to the 325 hp version?

**luzl78** · #2 03-31-2022, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by njsteve

Maybe its been answered somewhere here already but why did they de-convert the 396/375 hp version to the 325 hp version?

I think for reliability. Chevy would look like egg in there face if the solid lifter L78 dropped a valve leading the race cars .

**njsteve** · #3 03-31-2022, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by luzl78

I think for reliability. Chevy would look like egg in there face if the solid lifter L78 dropped a valve leading the race cars .

That is so bizarre that they didn't have faith in the survivability of ther highest performing engine at the time. Yeesh!

Were they running Quadrajets too on the L34/35 engines?

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