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Apr 9, 2006 | 12:41 PM

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1978 L82 ?

So what is the difference btwn a 78 L48 & L82 motor besides a little more compression, aluminum manifold, air cleaner & HP? .. i heard steel crank & 4 bolt mains is this true and did they have different heads ? thanks

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Apr 9, 2006 | 03:23 PM

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So what is the difference btwn a 78 L48 & L82 motor besides a little more compression, aluminum manifold, air cleaner & HP? .. i heard steel crank & 4 bolt mains is this true and did they have different heads ? thanks

L82 had 4 bolt mains, forged steel crank and forged flat top pistons. A very stout bottom end. It also had different heads and cam with larger valves, and screw in studs. Not sure if the chamber volume or runner volume was different though.

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Apr 9, 2006 | 03:53 PM

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L82 has much stronger bottom end as mentioned above, plus big valve heads and a much hotter cam.

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Apr 9, 2006 | 04:16 PM

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Interesting.. thanks guys

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