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Greetings everyone new guy here and I just wanted to say what an awesome site!! I don't have a Corvette but I did just pull the engine out of a 1962 Impala that appears to have been in a Vette. number on the block is 4113198 FO 22 IRC still has Tach drive distributor in it. can anyone decode this for me? any value? I know it is just a 250 horse 327. Thanks in advance.
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Welcome to the forum.
I don't think the block will decode as a Corvette engine (IRC). Most Corvette engines had only 2 letter suffixs. I'm a little out of my area of experience but I think IRC is more typical of an Impala or Chevelle (maybe) engine. I believe the "C" denotes a Carter carb. If I'm wrong I will probably be corrected very shortly.
The only IR I find for 63 - 67 ties to a 427/390 engine so that's out. Not having much luck on an IRC small block of that code. Maybe the decoder site I'm using isn't all that complete.
I don't think the block will decode as a Corvette engine (IRC). Most Corvette engines had only 2 letter suffixs. I'm a little out of my area of experience but I think IRC is more typical of an Impala or Chevelle (maybe) engine. I believe the "C" denotes a Carter carb. If I'm wrong I will probably be corrected very shortly.
The only IR I find for 63 - 67 ties to a 427/390 engine so that's out. Not having much luck on an IRC small block of that code. Maybe the decoder site I'm using isn't all that complete.
Last edited by DansYellow66; Jan 2, 2017 at 02:50 PM.
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Greetings everyone new guy here and I just wanted to say what an awesome site!! I don't have a Corvette but I did just pull the engine out of a 1962 Impala that appears to have been in a Vette. number on the block is 4113198 FO 22 IRC still has Tach drive distributor in it. can anyone decode this for me? any value? I know it is just a 250 horse 327. Thanks in advance.
I'm reading F 0221 RC, Flint, Feb. 21.
RC = 250 HP manual trans.
Value? Worth a lot to the owner of that car if it's still around.
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Just checked the C2 registry and 13198 isn't registered.
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