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Dave Rifkin

12-24-2006, 06:28 AM

I just picked up a copy of Corvette Enthusiast (February issue) and it has a beautiful Monaco Orange "L88" Corvette on the cover. Inside is a full feature on this car, built by Terry Pennington for his wife to drive. Turns out that this car began it's life as a L46 4-speed car but now sports a full blown L88 with an automatic.
This car is beautilful and obviously very fast. I wonder why nobody has built a ZL1 Corvette for this racing; it seems that the Corvettes are the class of the field with the L88, I can only imagine what they'd do with a ZL1.

COPO PETE

12-24-2006, 03:41 PM

ZL-1 Vetts are not legal. Production #'s too low. They are looking for production cars #'s of at least 50.
Peter

Chevy454

12-24-2006, 04:48 PM

Terry is around the board here somewhere...he goes by "Big Dog"...

olredalert

12-24-2006, 06:51 PM

-----Besides which, 512 blocks are pretty commonplace and relatively affordable. ZL1 blocks are decidedly NOT!!!!!..........Bill S

Dave Rifkin

12-24-2006, 09:56 PM

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-----Besides which, 512 blocks are pretty commonplace and relatively affordable. ZL1 blocks are decidedly NOT!!!!!..........Bill S

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Understood but, it would make for some interesting time slips don't you think?

olredalert

12-24-2006, 10:45 PM

-------Absolutely,,,,,Right up until the first valve seat fell out!!!!!.......Bill S

nuch_ss396

12-24-2006, 10:50 PM

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-------Absolutely,,,,,Right up until the first valve seat fell out!!!!!.......Bill S

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OUCH!!!!!!!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

SBR

12-25-2006, 05:57 AM

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-----Besides which, 512 blocks are pretty commonplace and relatively affordable. ZL1 blocks are decidedly NOT!!!!!..........Bill S

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Understood but, it would make for some interesting time slips don't you think?

[/ QUOTE ] Actually a second design L88 it identical to a ZL1 except for the block material. In fact the later L88s puts out more hp than a ZL1. I believe it may have something with the sleeves in the ZL1s block and something to due with the L88s iron block having better thermal properties than the ZL1 block. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif