has anyone else heard this before

[bad6772]

Originally Posted by Ackattack

and every rearend is a posi

is every tranny a tranny ?

[BurnoutNova]

Originally Posted by 68shortstep

Not a truck story - but I absolutely know of (I drove it several times) a truly scarey-fast new '65 SS "396" Chevelle which had a DEALER-Installed 435 HP tri-power 'Vette 427 swapped into it, after the original 396 engine lunched itself when it dropped a valve, when the car was just a couple weeks old.

Due to the popularity of SS 396 Chevelle's when they were first-out, the dealer couldn't easily get a stock 396 engine to replace the original, but the dealer COULD get the Vette 427 right away, so, within a week or so, it was a "factory stock" absolute monster Chevelle, way ahead of the later COPO & production 427 & 454 ones, by a couple of years.

Don't know whatever happened to the car, but if it survived, somebody would be scratching their heads over that engine, because it was a true "factory-stock" car (supposedly).

Things happened a lot like that back then, especially in the early days of the muscle-car era, and if you don't truly know a vehicle, there were some strange combo's out there which might still be found in a barn somewhere.

not to start an argument, but theres already holes in your story... in 65 they didnt even have 427's, and at that... they didnt make the 435 horse 427 til 67 and i work at a dealership (i know not the same as in the 60's) but they NEVER substitute parts, becasue obdviously the 427 was more expensive, and the factory warranty wouldnt covet the added cost. and even if they didn put 427's in chevelles at the dealership its not factory original. the dealership isnt the same as the factory

[corn]

My 396 is really a 572?


I wish...