The Corvette 427 is a motor vehicle from Chevrolet, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The Chevrolet Corvette 427 is one of the 19400 model family from Chevrolet.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 7 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 435 bhp (441 PS/324 kW) at 5800 rpm and 624 Nm (460 lbft/63.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2489 mm | 98 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Length | 4448 mm | 175.1 inches | |
| Width | 1768 mm | 69.6 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | L71 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 6999 cc (427.105 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 108 × 95.5 mm
4.25 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
441 PS (435 bhp) (324 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
624 Nm (460 ft·lb) (63.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
46.3 kW/litre 63 ps/litre 62.2 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
89.16 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 Holley carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1120.4 kPa (162.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 874.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6JK x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JK x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.75 x 15 4PR | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.75 x 15 4PR | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 641157 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 19437 | ||
| Model family | 19400 | ||
| RAC rating | 57.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1967 Chevrolet Corvette 427 added 2020-02-15. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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