1969 Nova Engine Code

[brownworm]

Schonyenko2, Thank you for the Info.

[Kim_Howie]

Now lets think about it 311 nova's with al heads and 311 camaro's with al heads. O.K. everybody has seen a L-89 Camaro But nobody has seen a L-89 nova. Gibb built 50 Nova's and we have found 20 How come we can't find ONE of 311 Nova's with Al heads let alone a block with the right code with a W in it ??????? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bs.gif[/img]

[Kim_Howie]

PLEASE CORRECT IF I"M WRONG [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

[Schonyenko2]

Kim, I've though the same thing. Theres about 70 deuces accounted for out of 175, and no confirmed L89 novas from any year. My thought, and Marlin disagrees, is that there were'nt 311. Maybe only a handful, and they used the L78 coded block and just added the heads. I agree with Marlin, that it would be unusual to not use a correct code for warranty purposes, but it might explain why no one has found a JW coded block in a nova. OR maybe there just were'nt any built. I ain't dead yet. Maybe we'll still find one, next to a unicorn. Schonye [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Stefano]

Mayor,
You might be correct but I do not subscribe to that theory. Chevy/GM wouldn't have broken their rules, procedures and guide lines just to build a few aluminum head Novas, IMHO. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

[MikeA]

I agree at least one of the 311 Al. head Novas would/should have surfaced by now. Too much of a coincidence that the exact same number of Aluminum head Camaros and Novas were made. I also think that Al. head Nova should have a JJ or JM engine code. IMO. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]