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Originally Posted by Arnold Greene
Except the 375/396 Chevelles were rated at 425/hp, while the 427 Fairlane was rated at 410, and the 427/425 Biscayne was another issue. Talk about not standing a chance.
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I'm surprised that Chevy let the big bodies come within 10 horsepower of a Corvette rating. So the three two barrels were worth 10 horsepower, huh? Just like the L78 396/425 Corvette was 50 hp stronger than the 66-up A bodies "because of better exhaust manifolds".
Unless they were installing Stahl headers on the Corvette line, I ain't buying it.
Which brings to mind my candidate for most underrated: L88 427/430. Even with Tonawanda's inconsistent build quality, that had to be 100 hp low.