63 Corvette Coupe 13K Original Miles

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Originally Posted by WILMASBOYL78

That compression ratio and gear is enough for the L-79 cam??

Stock compression is not ideal, but the gear is fine. One of the best running setups in a Corvette is a L-79 with M21 and 3.70 gear. I've had L-79s with M20 and 3.36, and that is OK also and makes for a more tolerable highway car.

At one point, this car had a L-79 top end with the cam. As far as I know, the compression was not changed, but the cam was.

In the 2 miles I have driven it, it feels very strong. No telling what is inside. My other 63 is a fuelie with 4.11s, which needless to say feels very fast. But it's all but undrivable on the highway for any length of time besides an on-ramp to off-ramp romp. In the past, I've put thousands of miles on my midyears and I was looking forward to making this one into my summer driver. For that alone, the gear was appealing to me.