how do i find out what this motor is from
02-01-2009, 04:19 PM
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Car: 1987 IROC-Z Camaro
Engine: 350ci
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how do i find out what this motor is from
i bought an 87 iroc camaro recently. the guy said teh 350 was out of a 71 vette. i bought everything to do a tune up to a 350 out of a 71 vette and everything is wrong. how do i find out what this motor is really out of?
02-01-2009, 05:16 PM
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Re: how do i find out what this motor is from
Casting number. It is on the drivers side, on the back of the block, next to the distributer.
Look here: http://www.mortec.com/location.htm
That site also gives number I.D. But that will tell if if it is atleast a 350 or not.
EDIT I did some research, the 350 cid engine with 270hp that came in the 71 Corvette had a block casting number of 3970010. Hope this helps you.
Look here: http://www.mortec.com/location.htm
That site also gives number I.D. But that will tell if if it is atleast a 350 or not.
EDIT I did some research, the 350 cid engine with 270hp that came in the 71 Corvette had a block casting number of 3970010. Hope this helps you.
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02-01-2009, 05:40 PM
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Re: how do i find out what this motor is from
010 castings were used in just about everything and was used for 302, 327 and 350 blocks.
An engine that was "out of a vette" doesn't mean as much as it did 30 years ago. All it's good for now is if someone was building a numbers matching car and needed a vette engine.
Look for the stamped numbers in front of the passenger side head. Those numbers will tell you a lot more than the casting number.
An engine that was "out of a vette" doesn't mean as much as it did 30 years ago. All it's good for now is if someone was building a numbers matching car and needed a vette engine.
Look for the stamped numbers in front of the passenger side head. Those numbers will tell you a lot more than the casting number.
02-01-2009, 09:27 PM
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Re: how do i find out what this motor is from
The tune-up parts are relevant to what is bolted to the engine now, not 30 years ago. The are more corvette engines out there than there were ever corvettes made.
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