C1 & C2 Corvettes General C1 Corvette & C2 Corvette Discussion, Technical Info, Performance Upgrades, Project Builds, Restorations

Transistor Ignition Coding

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Oct 30, 2014 | 10:16 AM
  #1  
ranger725's Avatar
ranger725
Thread Starter
Advanced
10 Year Member
Conversation Starter
All Eyes On Me
 
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 78
Likes: 1
From: Farmington, Arkansas
Default Transistor Ignition Coding

Was any special coding placed on the engine pad for '66 L36 motors with the K66 TI option?
Reply
Old Oct 30, 2014 | 10:50 AM
  #2  
Velox's Avatar
Velox
Drifting
Supporting Lifetime
Veteran: Air Force
25 Year Member
Active Streak: 30 Days
Liked
 
Joined: Sep 1999
Posts: 1,417
Likes: 161
From: Des Moines, Iowa, USA Iowa
Default

Originally Posted by ranger725
Was any special coding placed on the engine pad for '66 L36 motors with the K66 TI option?
No. Suffix codes were different if the 390 car had K19 & 4-speed (code IM), or powerglide (code IQ) or K19 & powerglide (code IR).
Reply
Old Oct 30, 2014 | 04:11 PM
  #3  
JohnZ's Avatar
JohnZ
Team Owner
Supporting Lifetime Gold
20 Year Member
Veteran: Army
 
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 38,897
Likes: 1,926
From: Washington Michigan
Default

Originally Posted by ranger725
Was any special coding placed on the engine pad for '66 L36 motors with the K66 TI option?
No. Reason being that up until 1966, T.I. engines had a unique suffix due to their unique engine plant-installed distributor; starting in 1966, when K66 (T.I.) was specified, St. Louis removed the standard points distributor and installed a T.I. distributor in its place, so the unique-to-T.I. suffix was no longer needed.
Reply
Old Oct 30, 2014 | 07:25 PM
  #4  
ranger725's Avatar
ranger725
Thread Starter
Advanced
10 Year Member
Conversation Starter
All Eyes On Me
 
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 78
Likes: 1
From: Farmington, Arkansas
Default

Originally Posted by JohnZ
No. Reason being that up until 1966, T.I. engines had a unique suffix due to their unique engine plant-installed distributor; starting in 1966, when K66 (T.I.) was specified, St. Louis removed the standard points distributor and installed a T.I. distributor in its place, so the unique-to-T.I. suffix was no longer needed.
Thank you so much. I got bad information and started thinking I had a serious problem with my engine pad information.
Reply

Get notified of new replies

To Transistor Ignition Coding





All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:17 PM.

story-0
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!

Slideshow: How to Protect A Convertible Top: 10 DOs & DON'Ts

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-03 00:00:00


VIEW MORE
story-1
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!

Slideshow: The 10 most explosive Corvettes ever built based on power-to-weight ratio.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-20 07:23:03


VIEW MORE
story-2
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter

Slideshow: From C1 to C8 we compare every Corvette generation by the numbers.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-12 16:54:12


VIEW MORE
story-3
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time

Slideshow: Some Corvette pace cars became collectible legends, while others perfectly captured the look and attitude of their era.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-11 09:50:51


VIEW MORE
story-4
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)

Slideshow: Ranking the top 10 Corvette engines by torque output.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-05 11:58:09


VIEW MORE
story-5
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!

Slideshow: A Corvette pace car nearly matching IndyCar speeds sounds exaggerated, until you look at the numbers.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-04 20:03:36


VIEW MORE
story-6
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!

Among a rather large group of them.

By Brett Foote | 2026-05-04 13:56:44


VIEW MORE
story-7
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!

Slideshow: the top 10 things Corvette owners want in the C9 Corvette

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-30 12:41:15


VIEW MORE
story-8
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know

Slideshow: 10 Important Corvette 'firsts' that every fan should know.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-29 17:02:16


VIEW MORE
story-9
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2

Slideshow: Should you buy a 2020-2026 Corvette or wait for 2027?

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-22 10:08:58


VIEW MORE