Puzzled about Engine Decoding on '64
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Puzzled about Engine Decoding on '64
CE 2204 is stamped on the pad Front/Passenger side.
3970010 is casting number on Rear/Driver side.
My friend told me it was a 4 bolt, but he didn't know anything else.
Does CE stand for Crate Engine or Replacement Engine?
I am have trouble detemining exactly what year/cubic inches/horsepower this means.
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3970010 is casting number on Rear/Driver side.
My friend told me it was a 4 bolt, but he didn't know anything else.
Does CE stand for Crate Engine or Replacement Engine?
I am have trouble detemining exactly what year/cubic inches/horsepower this means.
This Forum is an awesome place to learn more about this fantastic hobby.
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That casting number came out in 1968 and was available in 327 and 350 Cu. in. displacements and the vast majority (probably 90%(?) were 2 bolt, not 4. Last year of manufacture was 1979, in the interim GM made millions of them.
The CE might mean a warranty replacement engine or an over the counter GM spare engine. There's no known method of decoding the numbers any further.
The CE might mean a warranty replacement engine or an over the counter GM spare engine. There's no known method of decoding the numbers any further.
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Thanks guys!
Thanks Pilot Dan and Mike!
I like your Silver '64 Coupe, Dan!
My neighbor has a '56 on blocks in his basement, an unfinished primed project car. It hasn't been touched for the past 20 or 30 years. What a waste. I offered to buy it and finish it, but he refuses!!
*** Can you tell from the 3970010 casting number on Rear/Driver side if this is a 327, 350 or another cubic inch displacement?
I like your Silver '64 Coupe, Dan!
My neighbor has a '56 on blocks in his basement, an unfinished primed project car. It hasn't been touched for the past 20 or 30 years. What a waste. I offered to buy it and finish it, but he refuses!!
*** Can you tell from the 3970010 casting number on Rear/Driver side if this is a 327, 350 or another cubic inch displacement?
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Hate to disagree with Dan but the engine could be either displacement and could have spent it's life in any GM vehicle car, truck, van- you name it before finding it's way into your Corvette.. No real way of saying it's this or that without a teardown.
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"Chevrolet By The Numbers" lists 3956618 as the 327 block for 69, and also 350, and 302. It lists 3970010 as 69-75 350, and 69 302. No mention of 327 for the 010 block. Most likely, it is a 350, but as stated earlier, it will require measuring the stroke.
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Saw "Camel Humps" on heads
Thanks again guys for your help on this.
Saw the "Camel Humps" on heads. Does this indicate High Horsepower of 375?
I took the valve covers off and saw this casting number on the head:
3782461.
Saw the "Camel Humps" on heads. Does this indicate High Horsepower of 375?
I took the valve covers off and saw this casting number on the head:
3782461.
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