Slowest production corvette ever???
01-14-2011, 11:46 AM
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01-14-2011, 12:19 PM
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Burning Brakes
Well I agree that it probaly is the 53 54 line as far slow compared to now, but I wonder how fast they really were in thier day, hey in 53 it was the fastest Corvette ever!!!
01-14-2011, 12:21 PM
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Well, in a Corvette, the highest HP rating on a 454 was 390 Hp in 1970. Keep in mind though, that you still have the gross/net thing going on. That 390 HP is gross, and the 185 is net. The net HP for a 1970 Corvette with 454 was around 300 somewhere.
01-14-2011, 01:25 PM
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01-14-2011, 03:01 PM
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Yes, you are correct! That would be the highest horse 454. I don't know what the net rating on that one would be, probably around 315-320 if I had to take a guess.
Now that you have me thinking about it more, L-71s were 435 Hp and L-68s were 400, although they were both 427s, they are also both higher then LS5, as were L-88 and L-89, but I don't want to guess at the real HP rating of those motors.
Now that you have me thinking about it more, L-71s were 435 Hp and L-68s were 400, although they were both 427s, they are also both higher then LS5, as were L-88 and L-89, but I don't want to guess at the real HP rating of those motors.
01-14-2011, 04:13 PM
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01-14-2011, 05:54 PM
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What's the highest hp a stock 455 and 454 ever came out with?
01-14-2011, 06:54 PM
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Seriously though, I do wonder how that blue flame six stacked up against other domestic cars in '53. Say for example, a 53 V-8 OHV (331?) cadillac, or a flathead V-8 Ford. Lot of weight there though!
01-15-2011, 11:54 PM
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Melting Slicks
The slowest Vette? How about a 1975 L48....165hp 
So glad I changed mine to a GMPP crate engine.
Now it runs like it's supposed to!
So glad I changed mine to a GMPP crate engine. Now it runs like it's supposed to!
01-16-2011, 12:27 AM
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Melting Slicks
Further, they failed to mention the Fiat 124 at all. I had one of those too. A new one in 1970. The car was a performance wonder and an electrical and material nightmare. The car would flat outrun the contemporary MGs and TRs with its 1135cc DOHC 4 cyl, but the paint, interior and electricals were absolute crap and the quality of the mechanical parts was high grade pot metal. Mine ate four starters and two steering boxes in 45K miles. I replaced it with a 240Z and was a happy camper.
01-16-2011, 10:41 AM
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I owned one - 165HP - not good !!!
