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Old Aug 15, 2019 | 09:57 PM
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Default Help! Engine block ID

So I’ve came across a block from a family member and I need help identifying the year and possibly what it came out. I have both the engine codes stamps/suffix numbers. If I read on it correctly it’s from a corvette but curious what year and what the M means.




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f0305M

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"64 - '67 327 from the casting #, but your M looks strange - almost like it was originally a V.... !?
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