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From: mancuso@psuvax.UUCP (Pat Mancuso)
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Subject: ZL-1
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Date: Tue, 10-Apr-84 20:53:05 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 10 20:53:05 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 11-Apr-84 07:04:18 EST
Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ.
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The ZL-1 was an engine option for Camaros and Corvettes.  It  was
an  all-aluminum  427  engine that produced about 600 horsepower.
Chevrolet developed it to use in the production class  drag  rac-
ing, and in order to use it, the rules called for 50 saleable un-
its to be built.  Most of the orders were from inside GM, and the
others  went  mostly to Chevy-sponsored drag racers.  A couple of
these beasts actually made it out onto the street, and  one  very
nice  ZL-1  Camaro still exists (that I know of).  I think it has
about 30,000 miles on it, so it is in very good shape.   The  in-
teresting  thing  about  these  engines is the fact that although
Chevy listed it as an option for the Camaro, they  listed  it  at
430  horsepower,  just  under  the  top-of-the-line cast iron 427
which was listed at 435 HP.  Because of this,  most  people  took
the cast iron '435' version thinking that it was the stronger en-
gine, and the people who bought the ZL-1 were the ones  that  had
inside info on what the engine *really* was.

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Overall there is a smell of fried onions.  (fnord)

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