L88 cam in L78?

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GMH454 · #19 10-08-2003, 03:50 AM

Sam lots of good advice here. Don't use the L88.
Drove a A/Prod Vette car around a track once. Memorable experience. Car weighed 2700lbs blueprinted crate L-88 1974 vintage (cost around $540 for the short block in 1974 )Holley 850 factory intake 074 alloy heads, sewer sized side pipes and big 10" racing wheels and tyres.
Going around the track under 4000 rpm was very disappointing. Start pulling in the hi 5000s and all hell broke loose.
Very peaky. NO torque down low.
At around 5400 rpm it would break the tires loose in 3rd gear at around 120 mph.
A great racing legend best left on race tracks
Have fun.

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