Identify 327 suffix code
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Racer
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Identify 327 suffix code
Hi,
i have a F-8-4 dated, 3959512 casting small block. It has a stamping that reads: CE4N39411.
What is it? I see it as a CE engine but what horsepower was it? Why does the 3959512 casting seldom show up in the books?
Thanks,
Jim
i have a F-8-4 dated, 3959512 casting small block. It has a stamping that reads: CE4N39411.
What is it? I see it as a CE engine but what horsepower was it? Why does the 3959512 casting seldom show up in the books?
Thanks,
Jim
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This casting number was from the early 60s and used between '62-'67 as original installation. It was used for additional years for service replacement engines, like yours.
CE engine codes can't really be deciphered much beyond what you already know other than the 4 infers that it was built in 1974, almost at the end of the 5-50 warranty program.
CE engine codes can't really be deciphered much beyond what you already know other than the 4 infers that it was built in 1974, almost at the end of the 5-50 warranty program.
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The CE program didn't start until 1968 and ended around 1975. Prior to that I believe a lot of replacement engines had nothing on the pad at all and were simply identified with a paper tag attached to the engine.
