The Chevy L88 427: A Mechanical Marvel Unleashed on the Streets

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In the pantheon of high-performance engines, few occupy a throne as lofty as the 1967 Chevy L88 427. Nestled beneath the hoods of select C2 and C3 Corvettes, this wasn't just an engine; it was a snarling, fire-breathing monster that blurred the lines between production car and track-dominating beast.
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[@JoJoJoker]

There was also a ZL1 which was an L88 made of aluminum so it weighed less than the 327.

[@redman58fla]

I got this block in my MC can’t wait to see what it does 12:5:1 compression 632 lift comp cam just added disc brakes front and back

[@greggdsciotto8952]

My 71 Roadster has the L-48, which make it a very nice driver. Bought it in 74.

[@rjung_ch]

A nice engine, glad some people still have them. 👍💪✌

[@christophecamus3295]

Great video thanks ❤❤❤

[@pb68slab18]

But those high compression, solid-lifter Z-11, L-88, ZL-1, LS-6 actually sucked on the street as a 'daily' driver. Had to run high octane leaded, which was expensive and getting harder to find. They got hot in traffic. Cops loved writing tickets for loud exhaust noise.

[@michaelfercik3691]

1970 Corvette LS 6 oval open chamber heads "second design" smoked the 1967 "first design" closed chamber head L88. Then there was the few second design aluminum oval open chamber head 427/435 hp in the very last production cars in 1969. Otherwise these were 427 ci LS6 cars instead of the 1970 LS6 454 engine. Same internals with exception of a 3.76 stroke crankshaft of the L88 instead of the 4.00 inch stroke crankshaft of the LS6. They made only a handful of LS6 Corvettes and only a couple of the ZL1 Corvettes which sell for millions of dollars today if you are lucky to find someone willing to part with these "HOLLY GRAIL VETTES".

[@danielj1063]

While we get past various accents, intricate information laid around the globe

[@Ed_Stuckey]

American cars - as an American, I approve of this. 👍

[@youdoofus]

you approve of another gm lie.. great....

[@ronsmith7739]

Ultimate muscle is a 426 Hemi !!!!!

[@biscuitboy3617]

As good as it was, a Shelby 427 Cobra would walk all over it, and that was proven many times on the race course and in the record books.

[@Linda-cn3yx]

They're both great engines. The big advantage the Cobra had was that it weighed about 800 pounds less than a Corvette. Shelby originally wanted to use Chevrolet engines and transmissions in the Cobras but Chevrolet refused to sell to him because they didn't want competition for Corvette sales. If Chevrolet would have sold engines and transmissions to Shelby, there would have never been Shelby Mustangs.

[@brettdenisegibbs6533]

Engine to engine the L-88 would smash the Fords 427. Maybe won against production corvettes against factory backed race cobras.. By the way, the corvette has racked up the most domestic wins over-all and world wide. That is in the record books as well.