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Old 11-14-2005, 08:12 AM
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I know everyone is into the supercars, but I ran across this and had a laugh. I found it while putting a 1970 SS 396 Super Stock Showdown article up on my research site.

Follow the link right after the 396 article.

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Old 11-14-2005, 08:22 AM
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Greg........If it's in the article, it must be true.......Right!.............LOL

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I lived through those times and knew quite a few L78 cars. They didn't scare too many. The article is actually pretty accurate and comparable to other road tests of the time. Lean carburetion like #68 primary jets, retarded timing, street gears and no headers was a recipe for a slug. I doubt that that Nova in the article actually had factory polyglas tires. NO traction off the line plus the emissions stuff took their toll. Our L78 Chevelle will probably run mid 13s in its state of tune. Our 455 powered '72 Lemans will blow it away and I'm the guy tuning both. Would you believe 2 1/2 car lengths from 60-90 mph? A friend's '70 L78 Chevelle, with lots of tricks runs high 11s to low 12s. They can perform. All things equal, our COPO Chevelle was considerably quicker than either of our other 2 cars.
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I might just add that our COPO Chevelle was no ball of fire as delivered. Again, leaned out carb (#68 primary jets), retarded timing and 5 of 8 cylinders with rings that didn't seat, didn't help much. A re-ring, valve job, headers and tuning made just a world of difference. To be fair, most cars were held back by the same smog rules. Good traction tires, headers, tuning, gearing etc. made a big difference to most cars. It was just that people expected a lot more from the L78 as delivered.
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Seymour Balz..

About the Powerglide -
"We know of no other major manufacturer who even attempts to pawn off a two-speed automatic trans on the unsuspecting public, but Chevrolet is able to do it."

About Flow-through ventilation -
"At best, it will suck some of the marijuana smoke out of your back seat, but it won't do very much to remove perspiration or valve body odors."

Funny stuff!
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Of course, Seymour Balz is just a pen name. His real name was Ben Dover.

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Of course, Seymour Balz is just a pen name. His real name was Ben Dover.

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Wasn't Seymour related to the author of "The Feline's Revenge"; Claude Balz?


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And first cousin to Bob Lablah.......

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