Chevrolet - 100 years of trivia game - Page 34

LOWDOWN · 01-17-2012, 01:46 PM

Since we're usin' Vette-speak, 'round here, when was the FIRST year you could buy a Vette with a Factory-installed V8 engine? What size was it (NOT that size is important?!)?

JoeP@TeamBeckyD · 01-17-2012, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by LOWDOWN

Since we're usin' Vette-speak, 'round here, when was the FIRST year you could buy a Vette with a Factory-installed V8 engine? What size was it (NOT that size is important?!)?

1955
265 (4 bbl) V8 195 bhp @ 5000 rpm

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JoeP@TeamBeckyD · 01-17-2012, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LOWDOWN

Sorry this took soooo long...I was sellin' sumthin'...
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me too...

At the time, this was the smallest full size SUV version of the General Motors C/K Trucks family.

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Introduced to the Chevrolet line in what year?

upflying · 01-17-2012, 03:11 PM

First gen Blazer introduced in 1969.

upflying · 01-17-2012, 05:33 PM

Why does the generation 5 Chevrolet Camaro SS equipped with a 426 hp LS3 have more horsepower than a 1970 Chevelle SS454 equipped with a 450 hp LS6?

JoeP@TeamBeckyD · 01-17-2012, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by upflying

Why does the generation 5 Chevrolet Camaro SS equipped with a 426 hp LS3 have more horsepower than a 1970 Chevelle SS454 equipped with a 450 hp LS6?

Because the rating of horsepower changed..ie:

SAE Gross Power
Prior to the 1972 model year, American automakers rated and advertised their engines in brake horsepower (bhp). SAE gross hp was measured using a stock test engine, generally running with few belt-driven accessories, under an ideal environment.

SAE Certified Power
In 2005, the SAE introduced "SAE Certified Power". To attain certification the test must follow the SAE standard in question, take place in a certified facility and be witnessed by an SAE approved third party.
The first engine certified under the new program was the 7.0 L LS7 used in the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Certified power rose slightly from 500 to 505 hp. This certification reflects a more accurate rating,as built and as used.

This would explain the HP increase in the 6 cyl. when it was Cetified, gained horsepower rating in 11 vs 10.

upflying · 01-18-2012, 07:26 AM

Correct, different computation of horsepower.

myold88 · 01-18-2012, 10:13 AM

In what year did Chevrolet switch from wood bodied passenger car Station wagon bodies to all steel bodies ?

LOWDOWN · 01-18-2012, 11:51 AM

Structurally, '48.

Decoratively, '52.

MacTac from '66 to '96...

myold88 · 01-18-2012, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by LOWDOWN

Structurally, '48.

Decoratively, '52.

MacTac from '66 to '96...

I believe it was 1950. I'm better with Oldsmobiles but Olds had the same A-Body as Chevrolet, and the change to the tin woody was in early '50.

LOWDOWN · 01-18-2012, 02:10 PM

1948... http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z...eetmaster.aspx

1949 - 1952... http://bobtomaine.suite101.com/1952-...f-wood-a103348

1949 Olds... http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1949-o...tion-wagon.htm

LOWDOWN · 01-18-2012, 06:52 PM

What post-WWII year did Chevrolet FIRST offer MULTIPLE CARBS on an engine?

JoeP@TeamBeckyD · 01-18-2012, 07:34 PM

1958 - W Block 348
3 - Two-Barrel Carbs
Producing 315 HP...

LOWDOWN · 01-19-2012, 07:59 AM

Gee, Becky, you missed a few...

'56 Vette 265 with 2X4s available; same in '57 on the 283, and on Full-sized as well.

But the CORRECT answer: '53 Corvette, featuring THREE Carter sidedrafts.

So when someone makes a big deal about '67 Vettes and their triples, you can tell 'em, "NO big deal...they had 'em at the START!"

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01-17-2012, 01:46 PM	#463
LOWDOWN Downright Upright Drives: Daily Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cruisin'... Posts: 4,145	Since we're usin' Vette-speak, 'round here, when was the FIRST year you could buy a Vette with a Factory-installed V8 engine? What size was it (NOT that size is important?!)?

01-17-2012, 03:11 PM	#466
upflying Drives: '86 Monte Carlo SS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,119	First gen Blazer introduced in 1969.

01-17-2012, 05:33 PM	#467
upflying Drives: '86 Monte Carlo SS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,119	Why does the generation 5 Chevrolet Camaro SS equipped with a 426 hp LS3 have more horsepower than a 1970 Chevelle SS454 equipped with a 450 hp LS6?

01-18-2012, 07:26 AM	#469
upflying Drives: '86 Monte Carlo SS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,119	Correct, different computation of horsepower.

01-18-2012, 11:51 AM	#471
LOWDOWN Downright Upright Drives: Daily Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cruisin'... Posts: 4,145	Structurally, '48. Decoratively, '52. MacTac from '66 to '96...

01-18-2012, 02:10 PM	#473
LOWDOWN Downright Upright Drives: Daily Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cruisin'... Posts: 4,145	1948... http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z...eetmaster.aspx 1949 - 1952... http://bobtomaine.suite101.com/1952-...f-wood-a103348 1949 Olds... http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1949-o...tion-wagon.htm

01-18-2012, 06:52 PM	#474
LOWDOWN Downright Upright Drives: Daily Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cruisin'... Posts: 4,145	What post-WWII year did Chevrolet FIRST offer MULTIPLE CARBS on an engine?

01-18-2012, 07:34 PM	#475
JoeP@TeamBeckyD Drives: SS,PaceCar,ZL1,1LE,C7Z51,Z06,17-ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit, Mich Posts: 68,623	1958 - W Block 348 3 - Two-Barrel Carbs Producing 315 HP...

01-19-2012, 07:59 AM	#476
LOWDOWN Downright Upright Drives: Daily Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cruisin'... Posts: 4,145	Gee, Becky, you missed a few... '56 Vette 265 with 2X4s available; same in '57 on the 283, and on Full-sized as well. But the CORRECT answer: '53 Corvette, featuring THREE Carter sidedrafts. So when someone makes a big deal about '67 Vettes and their triples, you can tell 'em, "NO big deal...they had 'em at the START!"

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