1964 corvette engine question

[Michael R.]

A 1964 corvette has an engine that the vin says is correct, however the engine was only offered in 1963 corvettes. Did Chevy ever build a corvette with an engine from a previous year, or is this an incorrect match up?

[Wayne P.]

Re: 1964 corvette engine question

What engine is in question?

[Joe C.]

Re: 1964 corvette engine question

A 1964 corvette has an engine that the vin says is correct, however the engine was only offered in 1963 corvettes. Did Chevy ever build a corvette with an engine from a previous year, or is this an incorrect match up?

Michael,

AFAIK, the engine lineups were identical for 1963 and 1964.
Standard, L75, L76, L84.

[Bob R.]

Re: 1964 corvette engine question

Post all the numbers on the engine and members here will identify it for you.
Rear drivers side has the engine number, rear passengers side has the date of the casting, front pad passengers side has the build date and serial number with suffix indicating HP.

[David D.]

Re: 1964 corvette engine question

Michael,

Example: I have an early '64 car with an L76 motor but it's dated 1963.

And as previously mentioned.....'63 and '64 used same o same o motors.

David

[Harry S.]

Re: 1964 corvette engine question

Same motors but the hp was different on the two high performance options. Instead of 340 and 360 it was 365 and 375.

Harry

[Duke W.]

Re: 1964 corvette engine question

A 1964 corvette has an engine that the vin says is correct, however the engine was only offered in 1963 corvettes. Did Chevy ever build a corvette with an engine from a previous year, or is this an incorrect match up?

Your question makes no sense. There is nothing in the VIN that indicates what engine configuration is installed.

Duke

[Harry S.]

Re: 1964 corvette engine question

Duke, I agree but I think he is trying to compare the VIN to what he believes is in the car. As soon as some numbers get posted we should be able to help him out.

Harry

[Michael R.]

Re: 1964 corvette engine question

What I was asking, is it possiable to have a 327/340 HP engine in a 1964 corvette as coming from the factory with this engine?

[Duke W.]

Re: 1964 corvette engine question

No, but what makes you think it's a 327/340?

To ID the engine you need to provide the block number, casting date, and the data stamped on the ID pad. Head casting numbers and dates (remove valve covers to see) would also be helpful, along with data such as manifold casting numbers and carburetor data.

Keep in mind that over the typical 45 year life/multiple owners of these cars a lot of things got changed that can often make the original configuration difficult to identify.

Duke

[Chuck G.]

Re: 1964 corvette engine question

What I was asking, is it possiable to have a 327/340 HP engine in a 1964 corvette as coming from the factory with this engine?

The 63 340HP engine was coded RE with the manual trans.

The 64 365 engine was also coded RE with the manual trans.

Essentially same engine, 097 cam in 63, 30-30 cam in 64.

There were other different "R" based suffixes also used in 64, as with AC, trans. ignition, etc., BUT...the only codes that match exactly are the RE codes.

Chuck