1969 Corvette L88 Is One Amazing Dream Car
08-19-2015, 01:51 PM
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1969 Corvette L88 Is One Amazing Dream Car
Imagine being the lucky stiff driving home from auction with this 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray L88, one of only 216 models produced.
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08-19-2015, 02:13 PM
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St. Jude Donor '16-'17,'22,'24
Back in the day, I knew a guy in NJ that owned a red L/88 coupe. He campaigned the car on the show circuit. I remember at one show, a number of folks waited till the end of the show to hear him start it up. It certainly sounded mean.
08-19-2015, 05:26 PM
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The L88 had an advertised horsepower of 430 not 435. The 435 horsepower car was the triple 2 barrel solid lifter street engine. This was done to keep rpo L88 below the radar, it was strictly a race engine. No A/C no radio no heat.
08-19-2015, 09:37 PM
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I knew of someone who had a '68 or '69 back in the mid 70s and sold it to buy a new '75 with A/C because while the L88 was real fast it was a bear on the street and a "sweat box" in the summer.
What do the say about hindsight and foresight?
What do the say about hindsight and foresight?
08-20-2015, 09:28 AM
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I saw a YT video of a L-88 dyno run delivering 557 hp/492.5 tq which supports what I have read over the years.
I blows my mind that one of the baddest engines ever to hit the street is easily eclipsed by the LT4 with 650 hp - and these are net hp numbers.
We are truly living in the golden age of performance.
When I was growing up in the '70s, I thought those days were gone forever.
I blows my mind that one of the baddest engines ever to hit the street is easily eclipsed by the LT4 with 650 hp - and these are net hp numbers.
We are truly living in the golden age of performance.
When I was growing up in the '70s, I thought those days were gone forever.
08-20-2015, 09:39 AM
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I saw a YT video of a L-88 dyno run delivering 557 hp/492.5 tq which supports what I have read over the years.
I blows my mind that one of the baddest engines ever to hit the street is easily eclipsed by the LT4 with 650 hp - and these are net hp numbers.
We are truly living in the golden age of performance.
When I was growing up in the '70s, I thought those days were gone forever.
I blows my mind that one of the baddest engines ever to hit the street is easily eclipsed by the LT4 with 650 hp - and these are net hp numbers.
We are truly living in the golden age of performance.
When I was growing up in the '70s, I thought those days were gone forever.
Its all about the very steep inlet port angles and the computer controlled fuel systems.
08-20-2015, 12:47 PM
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Melting Slicks
68-9 L88's did have heaters and defrosters. The 67's did not.
08-21-2015, 12:22 AM
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I saw a YT video of a L-88 dyno run delivering 557 hp/492.5 tq which supports what I have read over the years.
I blows my mind that one of the baddest engines ever to hit the street is easily eclipsed by the LT4 with 650 hp - and these are net hp numbers.
We are truly living in the golden age of performance.
When I was growing up in the '70s, I thought those days were gone forever.
I blows my mind that one of the baddest engines ever to hit the street is easily eclipsed by the LT4 with 650 hp - and these are net hp numbers.
We are truly living in the golden age of performance.
When I was growing up in the '70s, I thought those days were gone forever.
The difference is one sounds all gnarly, loud, and sucks gas. You figure it out. Lol.
