What engines did the 1969 Chevelle SS have?

What engines did the 1969 Chevelle SS have?

The Chevelle SS was the high performance version and had its own line of engines and performance equipment. The performance engines available included 327 in³, 350 in³, and 396 in³ V8s – rated at 325, 350 and 375 hp respectively.

What engine did 70 Chevelle SS have?

The engine options available in the Chevelle was as diverse as its available body styles. The base engine was a 230 cubic-inch, 3.8-liter Chevrolet inline-six with 140-horsepower and the top-of-the-range engine was the LS6 optioned 454 cubic-inch, 7.4-liter Big-Block V8 with 450-hp.

How much horsepower does a 1970 Chevelle Super Sport have?

The LS6-powered 1970 Chevelle SS 454 had none of the conveniences that 21st century muscle car enthusiasts have come to expect. It’s 450-hp rating even falls five short of the current SS Camaro’s 6.2-liter V-8.

What does LS6 mean?

The LS6 is a higher-performance version of the LS1. As such, they share several specs and almost look similar. For instance, both are small block engines, sporting an aluminum body, though there are some iron-cast parts. LS1 and LS6 have many differences, including their power.

Did Chevy make a 427 engine?

Chevrolet’s 427 cubic-inch big-block didn’t last long, but it made an indelible mark in the performance world. The Mark IV big-block 427, available only from 1966–69, is the one that muscle car fans perhaps most revere.

Is a 454 a LS6?

Chevrolet’s family of big block V8s had its glory years towards the end of the 1960s muscle car explosion, with models as diverse as the Corvette, the Impala SS, and the Camaro all benefiting from large-displacement torque and high horsepower fury.

Did the 1970 Chevelle have a 454?

No production engine at the time ever had a higher factory horsepower rating. The 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 model was the highest powered Chevelle manufactured in the model’s lifetime, which ran from 1964 through 1977. It was the only production GM car to have a higher horsepower rating than the Corvette.

What is a 454 LS6 engine?

How much horsepower is a LS6 454?

450 hp
The 1970 LS6 454, factory rated at 450 hp, was exclusive to the Chevelle and the El Camino. It not only gave Chevrolet intermediates more power than the Corvette that year, it was the most powerful engine those cars would ever have.

Is a 427 LS A big-block?

The L88 427 was the ultimate expression of Chevy’s production Big-Block power, combining a rigid iron cylinder block with lightweight aluminum cylinder heads.

What year did the Chevelle have a 427?

There never was an “official” factory-built 1967 SS 427 Chevelle. Jeffery Steffes’ book Chevelle SS 1964-1972 says, “It the 427 was always installed by the dealer or under a Central Office Production Order (COPO). Chevelles with factory-installed 427s displayed no Super Sport identification.”

Which Chevelle had the 454?

1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6
The 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 model was the highest powered Chevelle manufactured in the model’s lifetime, which ran from 1964 through 1977. It was the only production GM car to have a higher horsepower rating than the Corvette.