'New' '66 joins fleet...

[Michael G.]

Re: 'New' '66 joins fleet...

Michael,
The only way you'd "lunch" that engine would be lack of maintenance or abuse i.e. missed shift at high RPM. I seriously doubt you're going to be doing anything that would destroy that engine. Drive on and enjoy what you bought.

[E S.]

Re: 'New' '66 joins fleet...

Mike- I understand your concerns-Your 66 sounds similar to mine (original 46K mi.- L72- BG Survivor-)
I agree with Leif- Just stay at or below the red line, and don't try to "power shift"; and you should be good.
Treat it the same as you do your L-84?
E.J.

[Michael G.]

Re: 'New' '66 joins fleet...

I’m guessing the L36 427s valves will float around 5800 RPM, so treating it like the L84 will not be possible.

[James G.]

Re: 'New' '66 joins fleet...

CONGRATS MIKE. In 1990-96, I owned a 67 silver 390, AC, PS, PB, PW, Speed Minder, Vinyl hard top, black soft top, convert with POWERGLIDE and factory 3.55 diff. Wish I had that car today. Did a body off frame restoration on the car. It was one of 38 with K-19 Smog. It drove perfect, and really merged with traffic on freeways.

[Michael G.]

Re: 'New' '66 joins fleet...

Thanks Jim. The Powerglide with a 3.55 or 3.7 is a nice combination. My 66 Chevelle had a 396-360, Powerglide / 3.73 and was deceptively fast (about a 14.2-14.3 ET), but coulda used one more gear. I loved that engine, which, I think is very similar in character to the 427-390.

[James W.]

Re: 'New' '66 joins fleet...

No progress on getting it bought.

James

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[Michael G.]