Engine ID please
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,605
Likes: 391
From: Australia
Engine ID please
Seller claims original 63 fuelie ? Black book has it as 340HP but car has a FI unit installed ?
So can I assume a 340 with a FI unit from another car ?
Last edited by anyChevy; Dec 3, 2024 at 01:36 AM.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,605
Likes: 391
From: Australia
Lots of incorrect stuff and bits missing under the hood, but it runs and drives, so I'm told.
I also read somewhere FE could also be a fuelie, is there any truth to that ?
I also read somewhere FE could also be a fuelie, is there any truth to that ?
Last edited by anyChevy; Dec 3, 2024 at 09:27 PM.
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 15,418
Likes: 8,869
From: northern california
C2 of Year Finalist (track prepared) 2019
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,605
Likes: 391
From: Australia
I also found this
“Per Noland Adams database published in his "Complete Corvette Restoration and Technical Guide Vol. 2", FI cars produced just prior in this timeframe include :
#17304 with a stamp F0605RE / casting date E 27 3
#17511 with a stamp F0422RF / casting date D 15 3
#17652 with a stamp F0610RE / casting date E 23 3
#17691 with a stamp F0606RF / casting date E 17 3”
Im waiting on VIN and trim tag photos, but is the above correct for early 63 ?
I think the VIN falls outside these dates if I’m reading it right ?
Last edited by anyChevy; Dec 3, 2024 at 08:10 PM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 3,382
Likes: 1,258
From: MI
2023 C2 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2022 C2 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2017 C2 of Year Finalist
No it doesn’t, is it supposed to ?
I also found this
“Per Noland Adams database published in his "Complete Corvette Restoration and Technical Guide Vol. 2", FI cars produced just prior in this timeframe include :
#17304 with a stamp F0605RE / casting date E 27 3
#17511 with a stamp F0422RF / casting date D 15 3
#17652 with a stamp F0610RE / casting date E 23 3
#17691 with a stamp F0606RF / casting date E 17 3”
Im waiting on VIN and trim tag photos, but is the above correct for early 63 ?
I think the VIN falls outside these dates if I’m reading it right ?
I also found this
“Per Noland Adams database published in his "Complete Corvette Restoration and Technical Guide Vol. 2", FI cars produced just prior in this timeframe include :
#17304 with a stamp F0605RE / casting date E 27 3
#17511 with a stamp F0422RF / casting date D 15 3
#17652 with a stamp F0610RE / casting date E 23 3
#17691 with a stamp F0606RF / casting date E 17 3”
Im waiting on VIN and trim tag photos, but is the above correct for early 63 ?
I think the VIN falls outside these dates if I’m reading it right ?
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,605
Likes: 391
From: Australia
VIN is 30837S118223 so matching numbers engine to car, but still need confirmation that RE suffix is definitely not or possible for FI in that time frame.
car’s birthday is June 26th 1963
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 15,418
Likes: 8,869
From: northern california
C2 of Year Finalist (track prepared) 2019
RE code indicates a solid lifter, carbureted, 340 HP engine ONLY. It NEVER indicated a fuel injected engine. Only RF indicates FI.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,605
Likes: 391
From: Australia