Engine decoding
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 54,057
Likes: 9,393
From: Sitting in his Nowhere land Hanover Pa
2024 C2 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2015 C2 of Year Finalist
you have the correct block. but recheck your engin perfix. it should be CLB for a 305ci, 195hp with a manual tranny, and ca emissions. alos do you have an early car?
Thread Starter
Heel & Toe
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 16
Likes: 0
engine decode
Originally Posted by Nowhere Man
you have the correct block. but recheck your engin perfix. it should be CLB for a 305ci, 195hp with a manual tranny, and ca emissions. alos do you have an early car?
Racer
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 433
Likes: 0
From: Show me a cold beer and I will show you a happy man Maryland
Originally Posted by Smoke 1
I am trying to verify a engine in a 74 vet. VI173chb. Casting # on block is 3970010. I just not sure what I have. Thanks in advance for any help!
Last edited by James.70; Mar 17, 2006 at 09:10 PM.
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: Jun 2005
Posts: 10,189
Likes: 206
2018 Corvette of Year Finalist
2017 C3 of Year
Originally Posted by Smoke 1
.... Thats what I was afraid of, It does not. how can I find what this engine goes to?
It should be more like 1Z37J5S405859
Thread Starter
Heel & Toe
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 16
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by James.70
v is for flint plant, think it is 11 not i1 which is a november date. 73 is not right becuse this should be the day of that month....like the 13th or something....unfortinatley chb is a 74 code for an l48 350/165 with 8.5.1 comp and a 4bc with auto trans...not a 75 code, but my book could be wrong. could it be clb, that is a 74 code. as far as the block # it should start with a one and the third digit should be a letter, at laest that is what it says in my numbers book. Maybe some other guys can help clear this up. Good luck
Racer
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 433
Likes: 0
From: Show me a cold beer and I will show you a happy man Maryland
Originally Posted by James.70
v is for flint plant, think it is 11 not i1 which is a november date. 73 is not right becuse this should be the day of that month....like the 13th or something....unfortinatley chb is a 75 code for an l48 350/165 with 8.5.1 comp and a 4bc with auto trans...not a 74 code, but my book could be wrong. could it be clb, that is a 74 code. as far as the block # it should start with a one and the third digit should be a letter, at laest that is what it says in my numbers book. Maybe some other guys can help clear this up. Good luck