1975 corvette wrong engine code
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1975 corvette wrong engine code
Hi everyone, im Keydel and im new here, i have a 1975 corvette L48,with th350 matching numbers, heres the things all numbers on engine, Car , Dates codes all match but the engine model code, its CKX wish belong to 1972-73 and 1976 corvettes any help
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You're stringing sentences together without punctuation, while using unconventional abbreviations which muddles your message. Is this what you meant?
If that's the case, then it doesn't sound like matching numbers.
So three points:
Hi everyone, I'm Keydel and new here. I have a 1975 Corvette L48, with a 350 matching numbers, heres the things all numbers on the engine and Car. Dates codes all match but the engine model suffix code, it's CKX wish which belongs to 1972-73 and 1976 corvettes. Any help?
So three points:
- What's the vehicle serial number or the vehicle identification number (VIN)?
- Can you post a photo of the engine pad suffix code?
- What date codes match?
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And 75 came with turbo 400. OTOH, 75 is the least desirable engine anyway. First year of really draconian emission crapola. So your car is not devalued by NOM.
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Are you sure it's a 75? CKX was for AT base engine cars in 72; it was not used in 75. It was used in 1976 for base engine cars with AT. It could not be matching numbers for you unless you have a 76. Post your VIN.
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Could that make the car more Valuable. GM install the wrong engine, in 1975 engines were rated at 165 hp and 1976 they bumped it to 180, is not every day you see a wrong engine that was a mistake from GM?
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Your engine is the correct engine for the car - it is not "wrong." The VIN is a match. It was assembled on September 15th 1975, which makes your car a very late production car. They would have staged the assembly line with a mixed bag of remnant '75 engines and early production '76 engines. A '75 Vette does not have significant value with or without the "correct" engine - it's nice that it's correct and original, but it does not add significant or special value to the car being a late production '75.
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A way to tell would be which carb # you have , the 165 and 180 were different.
165 = 7045222, 180 = 17056208 . calif 180 = 17056506
But you never know, it's like the 65's that had drum brakes.....
165 = 7045222, 180 = 17056208 . calif 180 = 17056506
But you never know, it's like the 65's that had drum brakes.....
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