L48 question
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Melting Slicks
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Engine question
Hi its me again. Ok this is how much i know now: my 79 has a rebuilt block; i don't know what from,edelbrock intake manifold,carb and air cleaner, hi performance cam, .030 overvbore,true duals with no caty's, aftermarket headers and no emission controls.
i was wondering if all chevy small blocks were the same, because i want to get the hooker sidemounts and the local car shop(Lordco) said i should get the universal ones and bend them myself. Will the corvete sidemounts fit my engine? and what was the main difference between an l82 and l48 i was told it was the header size, that the l82 had 2.something inch pipes which is what mine has but i dont know what the block is cause there is no pad to find it on. Also any esimates on horsepower would be appreciated.
[Modified by battsup, 7:42 AM 10/21/2002]
i was wondering if all chevy small blocks were the same, because i want to get the hooker sidemounts and the local car shop(Lordco) said i should get the universal ones and bend them myself. Will the corvete sidemounts fit my engine? and what was the main difference between an l82 and l48 i was told it was the header size, that the l82 had 2.something inch pipes which is what mine has but i dont know what the block is cause there is no pad to find it on. Also any esimates on horsepower would be appreciated.
[Modified by battsup, 7:42 AM 10/21/2002]
Burning Brakes
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From: SF East Bay CA
Re: L48 question (battsup)
L48, L82.. you can use the same header set up....you are right, the heads were different, in addition, the L82 had a 4 bolt Main, while the L48 had a 2 bolt main.
Hooker, Hedman, etc. make these. Not sure in Canada, but I got the headers with the AIR rails. (My block is original)
Good Luck.. as far as HP.... download this file to your desktop and open with Acrobat.. www.stacyandtim.com/1979 Corvette.pdf
[Modified by timbo79, 3:32 PM 10/20/2002]
[Modified by timbo79, 3:33 PM 10/20/2002]
Hooker, Hedman, etc. make these. Not sure in Canada, but I got the headers with the AIR rails. (My block is original)
Good Luck.. as far as HP.... download this file to your desktop and open with Acrobat.. www.stacyandtim.com/1979 Corvette.pdf
[Modified by timbo79, 3:32 PM 10/20/2002]
[Modified by timbo79, 3:33 PM 10/20/2002]
