{"id":82961,"date":"2025-09-24T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/?p=82961"},"modified":"2025-09-22T10:37:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:37:34","slug":"chevrolet-nova-engine-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/chevrolet-nova-engine-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Chevrolet Nova Engine Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"82961\" class=\"elementor elementor-82961\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9499428 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9499428\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73e8a2a\" data-id=\"73e8a2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96523a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96523a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chevrolet Nova Engine Guide (1962\u20131979)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca90579 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca90579\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f76b3a\" data-id=\"8f76b3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17dd8bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17dd8bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From its humble beginnings as the Chevy II Nova in 1962 to the muscle car heights of the late \u201960s and its eventual downsizing in the late \u201970s, the Nova offered one of the widest ranges of GM engines ever stuffed into a compact\/midsize platform. Buyers could spec anything from thrifty inline-fours and six-cylinders to fire-breathing big-block V8s.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3db83ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3db83ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb6c1c7\" data-id=\"bb6c1c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b59946b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b59946b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1st Generation Nova (1962\u20131965)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25ccb8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25ccb8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-973bf3d\" data-id=\"973bf3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410de28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"410de28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/northwestnova.com\/resources\/chevy_ii_nova_engine_suffix_codes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2015-09-01_15-36-56-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-82985\" alt=\"Nova Engine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2015-09-01_15-36-56-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2015-09-01_15-36-56-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2015-09-01_15-36-56-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2015-09-01_15-36-56.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be3c04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6be3c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"1112\">Chevrolet launched the Nova as the Chevy II, a simple compact designed to compete with the Ford Falcon. Early on, the engine lineup was economy-focused, but performance crept in by mid-decade.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1134\">Inline Engines<\/h3><ul data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1381\"><li data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1227\"><p data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1227\"><strong data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1155\">153ci Inline-4<\/strong> (RPO none): 90 hp \u2014 base powerplant, essentially a shortened 194 six.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1301\"><p data-start=\"1230\" data-end=\"1301\"><strong data-start=\"1230\" data-end=\"1248\">194ci Inline-6<\/strong> (RPO none): 120 hp \u2014 standard six-cylinder engine.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1381\"><p data-start=\"1304\" data-end=\"1381\"><strong data-start=\"1304\" data-end=\"1322\">230ci Inline-6<\/strong> (1963+, RPO none): 140 hp \u2014 added later for more torque.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3 data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1404\">Small-Block V8s<\/h3><ul data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1553\"><li data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1463\"><p data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1463\"><strong data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1419\">283ci V8<\/strong> (RPO none): 195\u2013220 hp, optional in 1964.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1553\"><p data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1553\"><strong data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1484\">327ci V8 (L30)<\/strong>: 250 hp (1964\u201365), the first \u201cperformance\u201d V8 offered in the Nova.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1555\" data-end=\"1574\">Notable RPOs:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1660\"><li data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1611\"><p data-start=\"1577\" data-end=\"1611\"><strong data-start=\"1577\" data-end=\"1584\">L30<\/strong> \u2013 327\/250 hp small-block<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1660\"><p data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1660\"><strong data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1621\">M20<\/strong> \u2013 4-speed manual transmission option<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6709139 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6709139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-590a8a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"590a8a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cecdd92\" data-id=\"cecdd92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-561ac2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"561ac2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2nd Generation Nova (1966\u20131967)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc615f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bc615f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1814643_7-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-82992\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1814643_7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1814643_7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1814643_7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1814643_7-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1814643_7.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65f7a7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65f7a7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e81e9cb\" data-id=\"e81e9cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e02919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e02919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1700\" data-end=\"1869\">The redesigned 1966 Nova was sportier and offered a wider range of engines, including the first high-performance options that made it a sleeper in the muscle car wars.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"1871\" data-end=\"1891\">Inline Engines<\/h3><ul data-start=\"1892\" data-end=\"1975\"><li data-start=\"1892\" data-end=\"1917\"><p data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"1917\"><strong data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"1906\">194ci I6<\/strong> \u2013 120 hp<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"1943\"><p data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"1943\"><strong data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"1932\">230ci I6<\/strong> \u2013 140 hp<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"1975\"><p data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"1975\"><strong data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"1964\">250ci I6 (L22)<\/strong> \u2013 155 hp<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3 data-start=\"1977\" data-end=\"1998\">Small-Block V8s<\/h3><ul data-start=\"2182\" data-end=\"2273\"><li data-start=\"1999\" data-end=\"2028\"><p data-start=\"2001\" data-end=\"2028\"><strong data-start=\"2001\" data-end=\"2013\">283ci V8<\/strong> \u2013 195\u2013220 hp<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2029\" data-end=\"2060\"><p data-start=\"2031\" data-end=\"2060\"><strong data-start=\"2031\" data-end=\"2049\">327ci V8 (L30)<\/strong> \u2013 275 hp<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2061\" data-end=\"2160\"><p data-start=\"2063\" data-end=\"2160\"><strong data-start=\"2063\" data-end=\"2081\">327ci V8 (L79)<\/strong> \u2013 350 hp, high-performance solid-lifter engine; rare and highly collectible.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2275\" data-end=\"2294\"><strong data-start=\"2275\" data-end=\"2292\">Notable RPOs:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"2295\" data-end=\"2398\"><li data-start=\"2295\" data-end=\"2348\"><p data-start=\"2297\" data-end=\"2348\"><strong data-start=\"2297\" data-end=\"2304\">L79<\/strong> \u2013 327\/350 hp high performance small-block<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2349\" data-end=\"2373\"><p data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2373\"><strong data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2358\">L35<\/strong> \u2013 396\/325 hp<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2374\" data-end=\"2398\"><p data-start=\"2376\" data-end=\"2398\"><strong data-start=\"2376\" data-end=\"2383\">L78<\/strong> \u2013 396\/375 hp<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f563f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"97f563f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c2f7cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c2f7cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f9bc57\" data-id=\"6f9bc57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a448c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18a448c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3rd Generation Nova (1968\u20131974)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7013143 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7013143\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fd640d\" data-id=\"6fd640d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9082365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9082365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1970_chevrolet_nova-ss_21A0AAAE-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-82990\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1970_chevrolet_nova-ss_21A0AAAE-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1970_chevrolet_nova-ss_21A0AAAE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1970_chevrolet_nova-ss_21A0AAAE-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1970_chevrolet_nova-ss_21A0AAAE-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1970_chevrolet_nova-ss_21A0AAAE.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ea1f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87ea1f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2438\" data-end=\"2591\">The Nova became larger and more aligned with GM\u2019s X-body. This era was the Nova\u2019s muscle car peak, with multiple small-block and big-block options.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"2593\" data-end=\"2613\">Inline Engines<\/h3><ul data-start=\"2614\" data-end=\"2782\"><li data-start=\"2614\" data-end=\"2659\"><p data-start=\"2616\" data-end=\"2659\"><strong data-start=\"2616\" data-end=\"2628\">153ci I4<\/strong> \u2013 90 hp (rare, early \u201968\u201369)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2660\" data-end=\"2685\"><p data-start=\"2662\" data-end=\"2685\"><strong data-start=\"2662\" data-end=\"2674\">230ci I6<\/strong> \u2013 140 hp<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2686\" data-end=\"2721\"><p data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2721\"><strong data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2706\">250ci I6 (L22)<\/strong> \u2013 155\u2013165 hp<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2722\" data-end=\"2782\"><p data-start=\"2724\" data-end=\"2782\"><strong data-start=\"2724\" data-end=\"2742\">292ci I6 (L25)<\/strong> \u2013 170 hp, rare in Nova but available.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3 data-start=\"2784\" data-end=\"2805\">Small-Block V8s<\/h3><ul data-start=\"2806\" data-end=\"3069\"><li data-start=\"2806\" data-end=\"2837\"><p data-start=\"2808\" data-end=\"2837\"><strong data-start=\"2808\" data-end=\"2826\">307ci V8 (L14)<\/strong> \u2013 200 hp<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2838\" data-end=\"2897\"><p data-start=\"2840\" data-end=\"2897\"><strong data-start=\"2840\" data-end=\"2858\">327ci V8 (L30)<\/strong> \u2013 210\u2013275 hp (phased out after 1969)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2898\" data-end=\"3069\"><p data-start=\"2900\" data-end=\"2931\"><strong data-start=\"2900\" data-end=\"2928\">350ci V8 (L48, LM1, L65)<\/strong>:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2934\" data-end=\"3069\"><li data-start=\"2934\" data-end=\"2988\"><p data-start=\"2936\" data-end=\"2988\">L48 \u2013 300 hp (\u201968\u201370 high performance small-block)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2991\" data-end=\"3030\"><p data-start=\"2993\" data-end=\"3030\">LM1 \u2013 255\u2013270 hp (\u201969\u201370 350 4-bbl)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3033\" data-end=\"3069\"><p data-start=\"3035\" data-end=\"3069\">L65 \u2013 250 hp (350 2-bbl economy)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h3 data-start=\"3071\" data-end=\"3090\">Big-Block V8s<\/h3><ul data-start=\"3091\" data-end=\"3233\"><li data-start=\"3091\" data-end=\"3233\"><p data-start=\"3093\" data-end=\"3129\"><strong data-start=\"3093\" data-end=\"3126\">396ci V8 (L34, L35, L78, L89)<\/strong>:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3132\" data-end=\"3233\"><li data-start=\"3132\" data-end=\"3148\"><p data-start=\"3134\" data-end=\"3148\">L34 \u2013 350 hp<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3151\" data-end=\"3167\"><p data-start=\"3153\" data-end=\"3167\">L35 \u2013 325 hp<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3170\" data-end=\"3186\"><p data-start=\"3172\" data-end=\"3186\">L78 \u2013 375 hp<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3189\" data-end=\"3233\"><p data-start=\"3191\" data-end=\"3233\">L89 \u2013 Aluminum-head L78, extremely rare.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3235\" data-end=\"3254\"><strong data-start=\"3235\" data-end=\"3252\">Notable RPOs:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"3255\" data-end=\"3428\"><li data-start=\"3255\" data-end=\"3310\"><p data-start=\"3257\" data-end=\"3310\"><strong data-start=\"3257\" data-end=\"3264\">L78<\/strong> \u2013 396\/375 hp high performance (Nova SS 396)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3311\" data-end=\"3365\"><p data-start=\"3313\" data-end=\"3365\"><strong data-start=\"3313\" data-end=\"3320\">L48<\/strong> \u2013 350\/300 hp (SS 350 package in late \u201960s)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3366\" data-end=\"3403\"><p data-start=\"3368\" data-end=\"3403\"><strong data-start=\"3368\" data-end=\"3375\">LM1<\/strong> \u2013 350ci 4-bbl small-block<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3404\" data-end=\"3428\"><p data-start=\"3406\" data-end=\"3428\"><strong data-start=\"3406\" data-end=\"3413\">L34<\/strong> \u2013 396\/350 hp<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35b81e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c35b81e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ff59e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ff59e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-138c993\" data-id=\"138c993\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea09c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ea09c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4th Generation Nova (1975\u20131979)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe87e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbe87e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9-3-630x390-1-1024x634.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-82986\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9-3-630x390-1-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9-3-630x390-1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9-3-630x390-1-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9-3-630x390-1-1536x951.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9-3-630x390-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90d3aa7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90d3aa7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff487f7\" data-id=\"ff487f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c85eaf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c85eaf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3468\" data-end=\"3632\">The mid-\u201970s brought emissions and insurance crackdowns. Performance declined, but the Nova remained popular, especially as a family car and police\/fleet vehicle.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"3634\" data-end=\"3654\">Inline Engines<\/h3><ul data-start=\"3655\" data-end=\"3745\"><li data-start=\"3655\" data-end=\"3690\"><p data-start=\"3657\" data-end=\"3690\"><strong data-start=\"3657\" data-end=\"3675\">250ci I6 (L22)<\/strong> \u2013 105\u2013110 hp<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3691\" data-end=\"3745\"><p data-start=\"3693\" data-end=\"3745\"><strong data-start=\"3693\" data-end=\"3711\">292ci I6 (L25)<\/strong> \u2013 120 hp (limited availability)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3 data-start=\"3747\" data-end=\"3768\">Small-Block V8s<\/h3><ul data-start=\"3769\" data-end=\"4032\"><li data-start=\"3769\" data-end=\"3838\"><p data-start=\"3771\" data-end=\"3838\"><strong data-start=\"3771\" data-end=\"3789\">262ci V8 (L39)<\/strong> \u2013 110 hp (introduced \u201975, economy small-block)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3839\" data-end=\"3878\"><p data-start=\"3841\" data-end=\"3878\"><strong data-start=\"3841\" data-end=\"3863\">305ci V8 (LG3\/LG4)<\/strong> \u2013 130\u2013145 hp<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3879\" data-end=\"4032\"><p data-start=\"3881\" data-end=\"3912\"><strong data-start=\"3881\" data-end=\"3909\">350ci V8 (LM1, L48, L65)<\/strong>:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3915\" data-end=\"4032\"><li data-start=\"3915\" data-end=\"3943\"><p data-start=\"3917\" data-end=\"3943\">L65 \u2013 145\u2013155 hp (2-bbl)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3946\" data-end=\"3974\"><p data-start=\"3948\" data-end=\"3974\">LM1 \u2013 155\u2013170 hp (4-bbl)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3977\" data-end=\"4032\"><p data-start=\"3979\" data-end=\"4032\">L48 \u2013 160\u2013170 hp (revived briefly, then phased out)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h3 data-start=\"4034\" data-end=\"4053\">Big-Block V8s<\/h3><ul data-start=\"4054\" data-end=\"4144\"><li data-start=\"4054\" data-end=\"4144\"><p data-start=\"4056\" data-end=\"4144\"><strong data-start=\"4056\" data-end=\"4074\">400ci V8 (L47)<\/strong> \u2013 175\u2013185 hp (\u201975\u201376 option, mostly in heavy-duty or police Novas).<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"4146\" data-end=\"4165\"><strong data-start=\"4146\" data-end=\"4163\">Notable RPOs:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"4166\" data-end=\"4370\"><li data-start=\"4166\" data-end=\"4196\"><p data-start=\"4168\" data-end=\"4196\"><strong data-start=\"4168\" data-end=\"4175\">L39<\/strong> \u2013 262ci economy V8<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4197\" data-end=\"4224\"><p data-start=\"4199\" data-end=\"4224\"><strong data-start=\"4199\" data-end=\"4210\">LG3\/LG4<\/strong> \u2013 305ci V8s<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4225\" data-end=\"4250\"><p data-start=\"4227\" data-end=\"4250\"><strong data-start=\"4227\" data-end=\"4234\">LM1<\/strong> \u2013 350ci 4-bbl<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4251\" data-end=\"4276\"><p data-start=\"4253\" data-end=\"4276\"><strong data-start=\"4253\" data-end=\"4260\">L65<\/strong> \u2013 350ci 2-bbl<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4277\" data-end=\"4370\"><p data-start=\"4279\" data-end=\"4370\"><strong data-start=\"4279\" data-end=\"4286\">L47<\/strong> \u2013 400ci small-block (technically \u201csmall-block\u201d architecture, but big-inch option)<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f80e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f80e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1968_Chevrolet_Nova_SS_Red-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-82989\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1968_Chevrolet_Nova_SS_Red-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1968_Chevrolet_Nova_SS_Red-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1968_Chevrolet_Nova_SS_Red-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1968_Chevrolet_Nova_SS_Red-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1968_Chevrolet_Nova_SS_Red.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f7f946 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f7f946\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db1d07e\" data-id=\"db1d07e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f96b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8f96b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nova Engine Code Summary (1962\u20131979)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d8e847 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d8e847\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f30662e\" data-id=\"f30662e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae2340d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae2340d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-start=\"4413\" data-end=\"5294\"><thead data-start=\"4413\" data-end=\"4464\"><tr data-start=\"4413\" data-end=\"4464\"><th data-start=\"4413\" data-end=\"4422\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Engine<\/th><th data-start=\"4422\" data-end=\"4436\" data-col-size=\"sm\">RPO Code(s)<\/th><th data-start=\"4436\" data-end=\"4444\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Years<\/th><th data-start=\"4444\" data-end=\"4455\" data-col-size=\"sm\">HP Range<\/th><th data-start=\"4455\" data-end=\"4464\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody data-start=\"4516\" data-end=\"5294\"><tr data-start=\"4516\" data-end=\"4568\"><td data-start=\"4516\" data-end=\"4527\" data-col-size=\"sm\">153ci I4<\/td><td data-start=\"4527\" data-end=\"4531\" data-col-size=\"sm\">\u2013<\/td><td data-start=\"4531\" data-end=\"4541\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1962\u201370<\/td><td data-start=\"4541\" data-end=\"4547\" data-col-size=\"sm\">~90<\/td><td data-start=\"4547\" data-end=\"4568\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Rare, base option<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"4569\" data-end=\"4613\"><td data-start=\"4569\" data-end=\"4580\" data-col-size=\"sm\">194ci I6<\/td><td data-start=\"4580\" data-end=\"4584\" data-col-size=\"sm\">\u2013<\/td><td data-start=\"4584\" data-end=\"4594\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1962\u201367<\/td><td data-start=\"4594\" data-end=\"4601\" data-col-size=\"sm\">~120<\/td><td data-start=\"4601\" data-end=\"4613\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Base six<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"4614\" data-end=\"4667\"><td data-start=\"4614\" data-end=\"4625\" data-col-size=\"sm\">230ci I6<\/td><td data-start=\"4625\" data-end=\"4629\" data-col-size=\"sm\">\u2013<\/td><td data-start=\"4629\" data-end=\"4639\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1963\u201374<\/td><td data-start=\"4639\" data-end=\"4645\" data-col-size=\"sm\">140<\/td><td data-start=\"4645\" data-end=\"4667\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Popular six option<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"4668\" data-end=\"4730\"><td data-start=\"4668\" data-end=\"4679\" data-col-size=\"sm\">250ci I6<\/td><td data-start=\"4679\" data-end=\"4685\" data-col-size=\"sm\">L22<\/td><td data-start=\"4685\" data-end=\"4695\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1966\u201379<\/td><td data-start=\"4695\" data-end=\"4705\" data-col-size=\"sm\">155\u2013165<\/td><td data-start=\"4705\" data-end=\"4730\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Long-running Nova six<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"4731\" data-end=\"4780\"><td data-start=\"4731\" data-end=\"4742\" data-col-size=\"sm\">292ci I6<\/td><td data-start=\"4742\" data-end=\"4748\" data-col-size=\"sm\">L25<\/td><td data-start=\"4748\" data-end=\"4758\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1968\u201379<\/td><td data-start=\"4758\" data-end=\"4764\" data-col-size=\"sm\">170<\/td><td data-start=\"4764\" data-end=\"4780\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Rare in Nova<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"4781\" data-end=\"4837\"><td data-start=\"4781\" data-end=\"4792\" data-col-size=\"sm\">283ci V8<\/td><td data-start=\"4792\" data-end=\"4796\" data-col-size=\"sm\">\u2013<\/td><td data-start=\"4796\" data-end=\"4806\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1964\u201367<\/td><td data-start=\"4806\" data-end=\"4816\" data-col-size=\"sm\">195\u2013220<\/td><td data-start=\"4816\" data-end=\"4837\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Early small-block<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"4838\" data-end=\"4885\"><td data-start=\"4838\" data-end=\"4849\" data-col-size=\"sm\">307ci V8<\/td><td data-start=\"4849\" data-end=\"4855\" data-col-size=\"sm\">L14<\/td><td data-start=\"4855\" data-end=\"4865\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1968\u201373<\/td><td data-start=\"4865\" data-end=\"4871\" data-col-size=\"sm\">200<\/td><td data-start=\"4871\" data-end=\"4885\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Economy V8<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"4886\" data-end=\"4954\"><td data-start=\"4886\" data-end=\"4897\" data-col-size=\"sm\">327ci V8<\/td><td data-start=\"4897\" data-end=\"4908\" data-col-size=\"sm\">L30, L79<\/td><td data-start=\"4908\" data-end=\"4918\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1964\u201369<\/td><td data-start=\"4918\" data-end=\"4928\" data-col-size=\"sm\">250\u2013350<\/td><td data-start=\"4928\" data-end=\"4954\" data-col-size=\"sm\">L79 = high performance<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"4955\" data-end=\"5029\"><td data-start=\"4955\" data-end=\"4966\" data-col-size=\"sm\">350ci V8<\/td><td data-start=\"4966\" data-end=\"4982\" data-col-size=\"sm\">L48, LM1, L65<\/td><td data-start=\"4982\" data-end=\"4992\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1968\u201379<\/td><td data-start=\"4992\" data-end=\"5002\" data-col-size=\"sm\">145\u2013300<\/td><td data-start=\"5002\" data-end=\"5029\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Most common small-block<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"5030\" data-end=\"5086\"><td data-start=\"5030\" data-end=\"5041\" data-col-size=\"sm\">262ci V8<\/td><td data-start=\"5041\" data-end=\"5047\" data-col-size=\"sm\">L39<\/td><td data-start=\"5047\" data-end=\"5057\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1975\u201377<\/td><td data-start=\"5057\" data-end=\"5063\" data-col-size=\"sm\">110<\/td><td data-start=\"5063\" data-end=\"5086\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Economy small-block<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"5087\" data-end=\"5149\"><td data-start=\"5087\" data-end=\"5098\" data-col-size=\"sm\">305ci V8<\/td><td data-start=\"5098\" data-end=\"5109\" data-col-size=\"sm\">LG3, LG4<\/td><td data-start=\"5109\" data-end=\"5119\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1976\u201379<\/td><td data-start=\"5119\" data-end=\"5129\" data-col-size=\"sm\">130\u2013145<\/td><td data-start=\"5129\" data-end=\"5149\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Late-era Nova V8<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"5150\" data-end=\"5227\"><td data-start=\"5150\" data-end=\"5161\" data-col-size=\"sm\">396ci V8<\/td><td data-start=\"5161\" data-end=\"5182\" data-col-size=\"sm\">L34, L35, L78, L89<\/td><td data-start=\"5182\" data-end=\"5192\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1966\u201370<\/td><td data-start=\"5192\" data-end=\"5202\" data-col-size=\"sm\">325\u2013375<\/td><td data-start=\"5202\" data-end=\"5227\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Big-block performance<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"5228\" data-end=\"5294\"><td data-start=\"5228\" data-end=\"5239\" data-col-size=\"sm\">400ci V8<\/td><td data-start=\"5239\" data-end=\"5245\" data-col-size=\"sm\">L47<\/td><td data-start=\"5245\" data-end=\"5255\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1975\u201376<\/td><td data-start=\"5255\" data-end=\"5265\" data-col-size=\"sm\">175\u2013185<\/td><td data-start=\"5265\" data-end=\"5294\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Large displacement option<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6349b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6349b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5e5d1f\" data-id=\"f5e5d1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9619e46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9619e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"5318\" data-end=\"5512\">From its start as a compact commuter car to its peak as a legitimate muscle machine, the Chevy Nova offered everything from a 4-cylinder grocery-getter to a 396ci big-block street brawler.<\/p><ul data-start=\"5514\" data-end=\"5830\"><li data-start=\"5514\" data-end=\"5580\"><p data-start=\"5516\" data-end=\"5580\">Early Novas (\u201962\u201365) were economy cars with modest V8 options.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5581\" data-end=\"5688\"><p data-start=\"5583\" data-end=\"5688\">Mid\/late \u201960s Novas (\u201966\u201374) saw L79 327s and L78 396s, making them formidable drag-strip sleepers.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5689\" data-end=\"5830\"><p data-start=\"5691\" data-end=\"5830\">By the late \u201970s, the Nova reflected the industry\u2019s shift toward fuel economy, with 262 and 305 small-blocks replacing the heavy hitters.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fdeec9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fdeec9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db89c46\" data-id=\"db89c46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d8d63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82d8d63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you need parts for your classic Nova, give our friendly techs a call at (203) 235-1200 or hop on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/\">SS396.com<\/a>!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chevrolet Nova Engine Guide (1962\u20131979) From its humble beginnings as the Chevy II Nova in 1962 to the muscle car heights of the late \u201960s and its eventual downsizing in the late \u201970s, the Nova offered one of the widest ranges of GM engines ever stuffed into a compact\/midsize platform. 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