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I owned a 383 GTS 4 speed car with headers and 3.91. My Buddy had 2 L78 Novas 4 speed cars. Stock with headers added and tires. He... -
33IMP replied to the thread IHRA buys the WDRA What does that mean for the racers?.Was the street legal track in Perris ca. on the list?
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33IMP replied to the thread Nova SS 396 sells for 250,000.... and would get TRAINLENGTHED, by a 375 hp 396. Out of the box, a 383 a-body Cuda was a fifteen second car. A 375 horse was a low 14...
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33IMP replied to the thread Nova SS 396 sells for 250,000.Only the FACTORY never made a 383 anywhere near a 375 horse 96. (Best rating ever was the mythical 343 horse, in 62) So the equally...
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33IMP replied to the thread Nova SS 396 sells for 250,000.Yep, and monster ports and valves, and a small hydro cam and carb. When the ports finally started to work, the cam had already quit.
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33IMP replied to the thread Nova SS 396 sells for 250,000.LOTS of compromises built into a 429 boss. Mopar did a far better job of detuning a race engine for a street car. (Street hemi). One of...
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33IMP replied to the thread Nova SS 396 sells for 250,000.Roughly the same weight. Way better heads, 50+cubes, and a solid cam in the 96. Stock to stock, the 96 SHOULD take a 340 Duster, easily.
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I own an original 1970 Nova SS 396/375 L-78 4-spd car AND a 1973 Duster 340 with a worked 360. The Nova will take my Duster, it's a...
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That is the beauty of an auction, all you need is 2 people with deep pockets that really want something.
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33IMP replied to the thread Nova SS 396 sells for 250,000.Possibly true.... but the great majority of those big block Novas weren't 375 hp versions. .
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33IMP replied to the thread Nova SS 396 sells for 250,000.I'd bet the flipper made at least 100k on that car. I feel sorry for the original owner, and the guy that paid 250k for a nova.
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33IMP replied to the thread Nova SS 396 sells for 250,000.325 horse 96 compared to a 375 horse version, is equivalent to saying a 426 hemi is a dog, cause you beat up on a 426 street wedge. Two...
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33IMP replied to the thread Nova SS 396 sells for 250,000.396 option with aluminum heads was L89. I had a friend, since passed away, that had a 69 COPO Camaro, with the L89 in it. Unusual in...
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33IMP replied to the thread Nova SS 396 sells for 250,000.The 325 hp 396, was easily 100hp less than the "375".hp version. (REAL numbers, not rated ones) The very same engine was rated at 425 in...
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I agree 100%. The 340 A bodies were serious contenders. People often mistake the big HP big block Chevys for their more docile 350, 325...