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If I remember correctly 1960 solid lifter FI engines were rated by the factory at 315 h.p. but I was told that was because of the intended factory aluminum heads which were halted before production began. I don't know why there would have been an increase in h.p. just from the material change of aluminum from cast iron either? The bottom line is the factory rating SHOULD have been the same as the 58-59 at 290 h.p.
I agree that the rated HP was 290HP and not 315HP (nor the stated 283HP which was for 57 only). Could this car have been put into GM storage and just not used over the years?
If I remember correctly 1960 solid lifter FI engines were rated by the factory at 315 h.p. but I was told that was because of the intended factory aluminum heads which were halted before production began. I don't know why there would have been an increase in h.p. just from the material change of aluminum from cast iron either? The bottom line is the factory rating SHOULD have been the same as the 58-59 at 290 h.p.
The stillborn aluminum heads had larger intake valves than the cast iron heads; these were responsible for the higher rated HP.
The production '60 FI engines were 290 HP duplicates of the '59 FI engines.
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That car resides in a car museum called “The Shed” in the small northern Minnesota town of Warroad, which is located right on the Canadian border. The museum is owned by Bob Marvin of Marvin windows, and Bob takes his cars to various shows through the year. He has only a few Corvettes in the collection, but they include a 63 fuel injected coupe, a 1957, and a 1966 big block tanker radio delete. Lots of extremely rare cars in the collection. Definitely worth a visit if you are ever in northern Minnesota.
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