1978-1987 A/G-Body Photo Gallery
Home | Visit the 1978-1987 A/G-Body Owner's Registry | Back to the list of cars
| What is it? | 1979 Chevrolet Malibu 2-Door |
| Owned by | Phillip Patterson |
| Website | http://home.hiwaay.net/~ppatter |
|
| The Good Stuff | |
| Chevrolet 454 powerplant with oval port heads (casting #781) | |
| 9.5:1 compression to allow pump gas | |
| 234/244@.050 duration, .553/.578 lift | |
| Victor Jr. Intake | |
| Barry Grant Silver Claw | |
| NOS Cheater Nitrous System | |
| TH400 with reverse manual valve body | |
| B&M Holeshot 3000 torque converter | |
| Moser Engineering Ford 9" bolt-in rearend with 3.89 gears | |
| Detroit Locker and Moser 31 spline axles | |
| McCreary L60-15 DOT tires | |
| Best 1/8 mile (no nitrous) 7.43@92.14 MPH | |
| Best 1/8 mile (nitrous) 7.17@98.54 MPH | |
| Best 1/4 mile (no nitrous) 12.09@111.41 MPH | |