L46 Package
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From: Draper Utah
Nope, there is nothing on the exterior to identify a L46.
All L46 were manual transmission, shared valve covers with the LT-1, had the 350 hp console tag. All L46 had a 6000 rpm tach redline, which is the hardest item to fake and is often the easiest way to see if a base car has been dressed up to look like an L46. There are a lot of other smaller indicators but those are the items I always look for first as they are easy to look for.
YMMV
All L46 were manual transmission, shared valve covers with the LT-1, had the 350 hp console tag. All L46 had a 6000 rpm tach redline, which is the hardest item to fake and is often the easiest way to see if a base car has been dressed up to look like an L46. There are a lot of other smaller indicators but those are the items I always look for first as they are easy to look for.
YMMV
Last edited by Iceaxe; May 12, 2019 at 08:13 PM.
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Tachometer redline point is the best 'tell' for a real L46. Lotta trouble to fake or find a correct one. The faceplate could be changed, but then the age-fading of the numbers/colors would be different on the speedometer.
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The L46 had the large copper rad, same as the LT-1. The base engine had the smaller rad with the external expansion tank.
Last edited by Barry's70LT1; May 13, 2019 at 12:55 PM.
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The L-46 used the 26" wide core copper radiator, with attached tanks and corresponding core support, while the base 350 with a manual trans, used the 19" aluminum radiator, with the separate aluminum expansion tank. The 26" copper radiator was also used with base 350's with an automatic trans and/or air conditioning, so the copper radiator in a car with AC, might not be a indicator of a real L-46.
The base 350 came with 2" exhaust, and the L-46 had 2 1/2" pipes, but after 50 years, the pipes have likely been changed a few times.
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Melting Slicks
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It would appear that the 1970 L46 rad configuration differs from the '69. I've only seen one '69 L46 and it had the large copper rad. So much for using a rad as an identifier.