Little Red Express Cam Specs
How did those things run? I know they were fast when nothing else was back then.
Low 15s. SCs and LREs clocked quick for the time, the 350 Camaros were a distant runner-up. Most other things were about as impressive as a 2 barrel Aspen.
Is the 79 E58 the same 360 specs?
Just about. LRE blocks don't have any part of VINs stamped though. Cam, heads, intake, carb were the same- LREs didn't have ELB like the contemporary E58s did and they were in trucks that weighed 300-500 lbs more than the E58 F bodies. I don't know if they had different pistons- they did have 3.55s which most of the cars did not get then. The buddy seats they offered around then are some of the best for that generation truck in my mind. The LREs had a unique motor that was not offered in any other trucks, nor did any come with anything besides the basically 360 with basically E58 specs.
E58 was offered in the Super Coupes, Street Kit Cars, Magnum GT, 300, Cop Cars, and trailer tow package cars along with the E55 2bbl 360HD. Last year for the E58 was '80. The 360-4s after that in trucks are not high performance, but I've also never seen one with lean-burn.
