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kiwiboss

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69 BB Camaro with Factory Aluminium Heads
« on: October 26, 2011, 08:31:50 AM »
Another Ford guy question, Did they make? and how many if they did,  69 Big Block Camaros that came factory down the assembly line with Aluminium cylinder heads fitted, a mate told me the made 200 plus L89 69 Camaro's with these heads but i didn't think they did? you guys will know?

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Re: 69 BB Camaro with Factory Aluminium Heads
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2011, 12:22:31 PM »
In short yes they did. In '68 there were 272 produced and '69 production was 311. All this can be found in the link below.

http://www.camaros.org/pdf/options.pdf
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Re: 69 BB Camaro with Factory Aluminium Heads
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2011, 03:41:07 PM »
Do you want to include the ZL1's???

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Re: 69 BB Camaro with Factory Aluminium Heads
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2011, 12:57:53 AM »
Great help guys, also whats the standard valve angle for both cast iron and Aluminium Big Block heads?

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Re: 69 BB Camaro with Factory Aluminium Heads
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2011, 03:37:50 PM »
In the Corvette world, an L89 is a 427ci/435hp tripower engine (with Aluminum heads)...  How is it that they used the same engine designation for a 396/375 (4bbl) engine in the Camaro by addiing aluminum heads?
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Re: 69 BB Camaro with Factory Aluminium Heads
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2011, 03:50:41 PM »
In the Corvette world, an L89 is a 427ci/435hp tripower engine (with Aluminum heads)...  How is it that they used the same engine designation for a 396/375 (4bbl) engine in the Camaro by addiing aluminum heads?

L-89 doesn't describe the engine - it describes the L-89 option to add aluminum heads to an existing engine (the L-71 in the case of the Corvette, and the L-78 in the case of the Camaro).
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Re: 69 BB Camaro with Factory Aluminium Heads
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2011, 04:24:16 PM »
Thank  you John...    I think I knew that already (at some point in the past :), but references to 'L89 engine'...  threw me off...
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Re: 69 BB Camaro with Factory Aluminium Heads
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2011, 05:22:05 PM »
Camaro factory documentation will list both L78 and L89.
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