What we do to keep our cars on the road is often quite different from what we know to be the ideal route.
I would guess a L99 with 3.42s would probably just leave a stop like the V6. Will be fine for transportation.

 

What did the caprices come with gear wise?

 

The L99 was available with a best of 3.23 gears and those were only in the L99 9C1(police) cars. Most standard civilian L99 cars came with 2.93s and 27.5" tires, 1400rpm stall, some guys have even found 2.73s.

You are giving it more gear and less weight.

If I had it to do all over again I think I would have started with gears and stall behind the L99 think those things would have been a HUGE improvement before even doing the LT1.

 

If you want a boat anchor I have a 2.8 MPFI v6 sitting on a pallet in my garage out of a turd gen for ya' . The T5 glass tranny is sitting right next to it too! .

 

Dude, my stock short block L99 was way faster than what your sig says....

 

I always thought that the 302 was a cubic inch limit placed on by what ever racing series those cars were running in?

 

It was.

 

The trans am series

 

Cool - I didn't say anything about L99's though, I was talking about the 2.8 MPFI v6's that came in the 3rd gen f-bodies to give a real example of a "boat anchor". Maayybe 140 to the wheels .

 

Ok picked up my power house L99. Silly question should i put this stock lt1 cam i got in it? I also got the valve springs.

 

What about the 4.3 V6? Plenty of howse power.

 

same as the v8 version. Unfortunately after getting my battery charged and tested. I finished checking the compression on the motor i just bought. blown head gasket between 5 and 7 and of course this place isnt local. Full of f*cking excuses too.....................
ARGHHHHHHH

 

So what cars come with the l99 4.3 v8? just Caprice's/impala's?

 

Just the Caprice sedan. The wagons, the Impalas, the Roadmasters, and Fleetwood all got the LT1 standard.

 

Well said.

I'd go bigger...

 

I would say that's on the high side, however even though they were powerless they were solid through and through. I had an '95 Camaro and put 200,000 miles on it and it never missed a beat. I only ever had to replace belts, water pump and A/C condensor. Changed the oil religiously and it never leaked or burnt anything noticeable.

 

Well got a replacement for the original motor that had a blown head gasket

 

Did the L99 and LT1 use the same intake manifold?

 

Yes they did.

 

HA! till you get in the army says the airborne guy