1969 427 replacement engine
10-02-2007, 11:19 AM
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1969 427 replacement engine
I have a 427 motor that has a casting number of 3963512 dated H-20-9 with a CE9xxxxx on the front pad. This block has been cleaned, magged, honed out to 60 over with new freeze plugs and cam bearings installed and is ready to be put together. I have the new dome with rings mounted on the original 7/16 dimple rods, new L88 replacement spec camshaft and lifters (solid), 7115 steel standard one year only crankshaft, 3964291 square port heads dated F-4-9 and F-6-9, 3933163 aluminum intake, 8 inch harmonic balancer with 8 inch timing chain, new double roller timing chain. $7500 best offer
10-03-2007, 06:38 PM
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1969 427 CE block
Actually the CE stands for counter exchange not crate engine. If you blew up your motor under factory warranty GM would replace the motor with a counter exchange engine that was the same motor you had in your car. I have owned crate engines before but I'm not aware of them being used for a factory replacement car.
10-04-2007, 11:25 AM
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I believe the crate engines have actual codes on the front pad where a counter exchange block only has a CE designation. I had an LS7 motor I bought from GM and it was a crate engine with a code with an X and some other letter to state what the horsepower and motor was itself. The motor was cast in 1973 and I purchased it in 1992.
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10-05-2007, 10:52 AM
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I believe that CE is for counter exchange...meaning a factory warranty issue whereas a create engine is a GM PP engine that anyone can buy at the dealer. This means its not a warranty but an aftermarket GM engine for any application.
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I bought a 69 corvette from a dealer, the salesman told me it was new even though it had almost 5000 miles on it. All these years I was thinking I had a numbers matching car.and now I want to sell it. But I see it has the CE 069391 stamp on the block.they must have lied to me saying it was a new car.the engine must have been blown up and replaced under warranty and the dealer got it back. I know numbers matching cars are worth much more. Does anybody have an idea how this CE code effects the price of my 69 427 vert with factory side exhausts and 4 speed. Problem is I took the tri power off 40 years ago and it's long gone. Any input is deeply appreciated
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