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Vette73 · 11-28-2017

The saving grace back in the mid 70s and early 80s was the ease of modding the sbc if you couldn't afford a ZR-1...Take out the smog choked L-48 and for that matter the L-82 and put in a 383 stroker or 406 small block..

From what I understand the trannies back in the mid 70s could handle big jumps in horsepower ...If you had a four speed even better...

You can build a streetable 450 horsepower sbc for 4-5 thousand dollars......Not many people could afford to spend 60-65K on a Z back in the day...

11-28-2017	#50
Vette73 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Brooklyn ny Posts: 1,044	Re: A good day at the dyno... The saving grace back in the mid 70s and early 80s was the ease of modding the sbc if you couldn't afford a ZR-1...Take out the smog choked L-48 and for that matter the L-82 and put in a 383 stroker or 406 small block.. From what I understand the trannies back in the mid 70s could handle big jumps in horsepower ...If you had a four speed even better... You can build a streetable 450 horsepower sbc for 4-5 thousand dollars......Not many people could afford to spend 60-65K on a Z back in the day... Last edited by Vette73; 11-28-2017 at 11:58 AM.