Nice Clone and no it's not worth the asking price.

 

Thanks for your reply. I appreciate you defending him But Jebby is wrong. And sorry to say you too are wrong. If you look at the photos I posted closely you will notice my motor has the iron 840 heads ; not aluminum. So no worries about corrosion. The factory aluminum intake is not an issue either. Secondly the marine conversion was done by Aero Marine and California Marine. Surely you would never question their abilities. If you look again closely at the photos you will notice ( or ought to notice ) they installed a closed loop system with a heat exchanger and overflow tank. No salt water ever touches this block. But since you and Jibby are so quick to bash an L88 that is in a boat and not in a Corvette ( with only 2 hours on it - probably the lowest hours/miles L88 on the planet ) you missed really really looking at the setup of this motor. Look at photos closely and don’t jump to conclusions. In less than 24 hours of posting on another forum I have received over 1000 comments ( all positive) about this motor. And many of those are corvette, Chevy, vintage and muscle car guys/girls wanting to buy this motor. But it’s staying in the boat. The previous owner and his wife are in their 80’s. I promised to complete their dream project and take them for a ride. I will keep my promise. Thanks. Enjoy your day.

 

this thread was about opinions on a specific car not a general L88 engine thread.
why didn't you start a new thread rather than hijack this one?

 

If it has Cast Iron heads then it is not an L-88. If it is a boat it is not a Corvette.
I question anyone abilities when they use $5 shutoff valves and hardware store plumbing then advertise an engine that is not an L-88 as an L-88.
Impossible from the original pic to know if the heads are cast iron or not too......
You asked for thoughts and I gave them to you......
Getting pissed about something you didn't build because no one here is giving you the enthusiasm you desire is pretty silly IMHO.
BTW...put oval port heads on it and go about 8-10 MPH faster......but I am sure Aero Marine knows that now...50 years later.
Resident Smart *** out!

Jebby

 

would that happen to be a chris craft?
For kicks and giggles ask the forum about the carb....lol

 

It’s ok thanks. This motor is staying in this original boat.

 

Not rare. Not an L-88. Not a Corvette.
Keep disputing it.....nothing special about that engine at all, and I bet it is a "CE" block.....
Impossible to tell from the first photos if the heads are aluminum or not......but you just keep plugging on because you didn't get the response you wanted.....then you post pics of the heads off the engine to support your troll, after you slammed me.
The only thing L-88 about this engine is sticker on the valve cover.

Jebby

 

So a cast iron boat engine can't corrode ? You're. Wrong the water passages corrode too.

 

Ok I will post my Suffix number. It has no CE because it was not a corvette motor or Over the Counter order. It has no Vin number because it NEVER went into a vehicle. It came direct from the Chevy factor as an L88 and shipped to Aero Marine to have marine exhaust and other safety flame arrestor parts bolted on. I have 2 inches of paperwork from when this motor was purchased. Strange that the folks at Mecums loves this motor. 😜. Ok tell me what it is ? Block is 3935439.

 

It runs with antifreeze. Exact same as your corvette.

 

What does this boat motor have to do with the OP thread?

 

T06264BK. What is it ?

 

Ok...the BK suffix does not come up, BUT, being as how the heads are L78/L71/L72 heads.....this is most likely an L72 COPO engine (427/450)...exactly like what was shipped for COPO cars like the Yenko Chevelle's/Camaro's...etc.....Motion ordered engines like this too for Stage three Vette's. These are 101cc closed chamber pieces which means likely built before 1/69.....they call these the "1st design".
427 4bolt block.......will have the 6223 1036a6 crank and 7/16" "dimple" rods if GM built it. The real question is if the pistons have the 11 to 1 dome on them.....and if it has the .540/.560 cam in it...which is really a poor choice for a boat as it would struggle to plane out....along with the rec port heads as those start to work at around 5000 RPM.
But the engine itself is not an L-88.....L-88's had aluminum Winters heads on them. Aero most likely ordered this as a COPO engine.
It is an interesting piece......no doubt......but if you restore it, make sure you are careful with the choice of cam.....and I do not lie when I say that a nice set of large oval port heads will run circles around what is on there in a boat......the short block is bulletproof.
It is my feeling Aero capitalized on the "L-88" designation.

Jebby

 

surely you must know what this Suffix code is. Tell me. You said you have forgotten more than I will ever know. This was a factory ordered L88. Call your best corvette guys abs “maybe” “maybe” they might have heard of this ultra rare suffix code. I heard it might be the only L88 with this suffix code. One of one !! PS. Offers for my motor have gone from $22,000 to $25,000, to $40,000 and now at $50,000. Please tell me you know what this suffix code means. It’s a 1968 BTW.

 

Cool....then you have a 1 of 1 “L-88” with cast iron heads....
1968 L-88 would have an IT suffix...
As far as I am concerned....it isn’t an L-88 and what made an L-88 an L-88 is the cam, the pistons and the heads....show us the other pieces of the engine.
If you have offered that kind of money for it....awesome....

Jebby

 

My guess?


B=boat
K= St. Catherines, Ontario (McKinnon Industries Canada)

 

We are done here. Thanks for playing.