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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 02:28 PM
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Everyone keep asking me if my Vette is an L82 when I asked previous owner she said no CVT so does that mean its an L46? Sorry Newbie here
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L46 was an engine option in 1969 & 1970.

If you are asking about the car in your photo - Your engine options would be either L82 or L48.
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Thanks I meant L48
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You can tell by the vin# but what year is your C3.
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Check the serial number on top of the dash or near the bottom of the driver side pillar near the base of the windshield. If I remember correctly, the fifth character denotes the engine. A 6 means L-82 and an 8 means L-48.
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I was a little confused because my vin # is only 13 characters. Googled it and 5th character is the engine description...mine is an 8 and the 6th is the year...mine is a 9. So you would be correct and its an L48, thanks for the help!
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