It's interesting to try and figure out the decision making process that went down at Chevy in 1970 and 71. They knew it was the end of the hi po era with Uncle Sam coming down on them with clean air laws and the insurance co made it very expensive for a guy under 25 to drive a hi Hp car. The Camaro and Corvette was running late in production. They axe the 454 Camaro and no LS6 for the 70 Corvette. Early production Chevelle has a 375 HP L78 which would out run the 454 LS5. Normally Corvette has the highest HP engine rating but then comes the King Kong 454 LS6 with 450 Hp rating. Did Chevy do it because they had the engines already ordered for the Corvette? Did some old drag racer who made it up the ranks to management authorize the LS6 as a last ditch effort to make hi Hp car to compete with the Hemi and Boss 429 Ford? Then in 1971 they make an LS6 Corvette with alu heads and no LS6 for Chevelle or Camaro. Can't figure it out.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] LS6 Chevelle info > LS6 was one year only, I personally do not count the 454/425 in 1971, but you > can take an LS6 engine and put it in any car you like. I know a guy that put > one in his 56 Bel Air. As far as LS6 cars, unless they are fully documented, > I consider them all clones. > > Tom >
