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“Trash Can” Nova Goes 9s with Turbo’d Stock Bottom-End 5.3 Chevy

We’ve seen a lot of “sleepers” in our day, but very few compare to this 1972 Chevy Nova. Featuring a stock bottom-end 5.3-liter Chevy with twin Precision Turbo 58mm units burning E85, this rust bucket is dipping into the 9-second zone with relative ease.

 

This story was originally published on September 23, 2014. Drag Illustrated

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