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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
They were all 302s, not all DZ motors. 67, 68=MO/MP(smog version); 69=DZ
No. You could get the same engine w/o going SS. And the SS package didn't make it faster. You could get any engine/trim package combination except the 302&Z28 which are a single deal. No SS needed to get L78, L89.
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Scott:
Do you have some examples of this? This is the first I've heard that you could get an "SS engine" in a non-SS car. The hottest engine in a base car was an L30 or an LM1 IIRC, barring COPO 9560 and 9561 of course.
Regarding the first generation cars, as I said before it depends on your definition of speed. Z/28s are not quarter milers, and numbers from back in the day when all else was equal proves that. Unless you got one with an M20 and 4.xx gears, where you might do OK. But the cr transmissions and 3.73 gears and not much low end power were a bad match for dragging. However the SS396 cars are not competent road course cars. Nose heavy FTL.
Not really a "which is better" more than two different speed options.