I purchased I believe it was a Car Craft mag that spoke of back in the day when they did an original drag test on a ‘69 ZL1 Camaro. I remember it said the first couple starts they attempted had blown the tires to kingdomcome. They had played with the carb adjustments, opened the breathing and put some narrow slicks on there and ended up running mid 11s at better than 120mph.
Yeah, with open headers or 3" dual exhausts, the ZL1 all aluminum big block Chevy/BBC 427" dynos at 530 HP stock and the iron BBC L88 427" at 560 HP stock... at 6600 RPMs... L88 engines were simply listed as an option in standard Corvette sales brochures... with option of 4 speed or even automatic transmissions... choice of rear end ratios... although disguised with a "430" HP rating so unknowing rich kids would opt for the more streetable 435 HP tripower 427" engine option... in 1970, the L88 was replaced by the similarly built iron BBC LS7 454" over the Parts Counter crate engine, not offered or installed in cars... unless you knew the right people at GM... 254/254 degrees duration cam for solid flat lifters... In 2006, the new all aluminum small block Chevy/SBC LS7 427" engine came out in Corvettes and later in Camaros... also as a crate engine... it's internals were made of exotic metals and, thus, was priced at $16,000.00 a pop! Rated at 505 netHP... about 530 grossHP with open headers or 3" dual pipes/mufflers... it is much more tractable than the earlier engines, gets good MPG, and, incredibly, works well from 500 - 7,000 RPMs... because of milder cam spec.s... 210/229 durations... roller lifters cam... unusually wide 221 degrees LSA... a cam change can bump it up over 600 HP...
there was also an extremely rare ZL1 corvette. baldwin motion made some bad to the bone cars, but that was a dealer that modified cars sold new with warranty
More like 550 horse power the all aluminium L88 rat ,yet the Chrysler 426 hemi was better and could take more HP/boost and I'm a Chevy guy ,the ZL1 option was 3.400 bucks on top of the regular price of a 69 Camaro
Aluminum motor what a joke😂 this car will run Hot every two or three miles change the aluminum motor N , u will have a good running fast strong motor high performance big block
ZL1 and L88 are RPO codes for the build of the car, in this case these two are engine options, and the ZL1 was a special order referred to as ‘COPO’ (Central Office Production Order).
I purchased I believe it was a Car Craft mag that spoke of back in the day when they did an original drag test on a ‘69 ZL1 Camaro. I remember it said the first couple starts they attempted had blown the tires to kingdomcome. They had played with the carb adjustments, opened the breathing and put some narrow slicks on there and ended up running mid 11s at better than 120mph.
Yeah, with open headers or 3" dual exhausts, the ZL1 all aluminum big block Chevy/BBC 427" dynos at 530 HP stock and the iron BBC L88 427" at 560 HP stock... at 6600 RPMs... L88 engines were simply listed as an option in standard Corvette sales brochures... with option of 4 speed or even automatic transmissions... choice of rear end ratios... although disguised with a "430" HP rating so unknowing rich kids would opt for the more streetable 435 HP tripower 427" engine option... in 1970, the L88 was replaced by the similarly built iron BBC LS7 454" over the Parts Counter crate engine, not offered or installed in cars... unless you knew the right people at GM... 254/254 degrees duration cam for solid flat lifters...
In 2006, the new all aluminum small block Chevy/SBC LS7 427" engine came out in Corvettes and later in Camaros... also as a crate engine... it's internals were made of exotic metals and, thus, was priced at $16,000.00 a pop! Rated at 505 netHP... about 530 grossHP with open headers or 3" dual pipes/mufflers... it is much more tractable than the earlier engines, gets good MPG, and, incredibly, works well from 500 - 7,000 RPMs... because of milder cam spec.s... 210/229 durations... roller lifters cam... unusually wide 221 degrees LSA... a cam change can bump it up over 600 HP...
I wish there's years can come back.
Mee too
... these years ...
Absolutely beautiful, raw power. ❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸
Best vehicles ever made in the USA 👍👍💯 be safe God Bless you all 💯✌️♥️🙏🍷
You got that right!
That's called some high level 🔥🙂
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there was also an extremely rare ZL1 corvette. baldwin motion made some bad to the bone cars, but that was a dealer that modified cars sold new with warranty
2 ZL1 Vettes.
Motion made some mean machines!
Motion phase 3
Bad Ass
69 yenko my dream Camaro
I'll always raise a "Yenko" car to any "Shelby" car.
@@manher4335 facts
The 69 ZL1 is more like 550 HP but not enough too beat the Chrysler hemi and I'm a Chevy guy
More like 550 horse power the all aluminium L88 rat ,yet the Chrysler 426 hemi was better and could take more HP/boost and I'm a Chevy guy ,the ZL1 option was 3.400 bucks on top of the regular price of a 69 Camaro
U shut ur mouth😂
Now I have to listen to your voice ruining drag racing ? 👎
It's a COPO Camaro...call it what it is.
Big deal 500 hp. Surpassed by Honda and Toyota
In 1969???
How many honda's make 500 plus NA?
Aluminum motor what a joke😂 this car will run Hot every two or three miles change the aluminum motor N , u will have a good running fast strong
motor high performance big block
Sound dum asf almost all engines now are aluminum
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Lol most engines today are aluminium
A.I. thinks ZL1 and L88 are car models rather than simply disguised top engines put into Corvettes and Camaros...
I disagree
@@Lostautostory - So be wrong...
ZL1 and L88 are RPO codes for the build of the car, in this case these two are engine options, and the ZL1 was a special order referred to as ‘COPO’ (Central Office Production Order).