Posted by Todd Wilson on Sunday, September 14, 2003 at 0:18AM :
In Reply to: Re: Thanks I printed that posted by Terry in Bozrah on Saturday, September 13, 2003 at 12:30PM :
I. Basic Info
Small blocks have the distributor in the back near the firewall.
Small blocks have a stamping on the front side of the block right
below where the driver's side head bolts on.
Big blocks have the distributor near the front by the water pump.
A Chilton's manual or factory service manual will show you where on
the various engines you will find the serial number and engine type
info.
II. Break-down by Engine Type
1. "Old" A engine - 318 through 66 (67 in Canada), other smaller
displacements in early years
Distributor in rear, wavy rocker covers with two bolts through top.
Displacement and year/date info stamped in front face of block below
left (driver's side) cylinder head.
2. LA engine - 273, 67+ 318, 340, 360
Distributor in rear, flat sided rocker covers with 5 bolts in edges.
Displacement and year/date info stamped in front face of block below
left (driver's side) cylinder head.
3. B engines (350-361-383-400)
Distributor in front, displacement stamped on angled pad near
alternator on right (passenger) side -- directly underneath the
distributor cap. It is sometimes hard to see.
4. RB engines (early 383, 413, 426, 440)
Distributor in front, displacement stamped on horizontal pad just to
left of center at front of engine by intake -- in front of the intake
manifold valley pan on the driver's half of the block. This is mostly
covered by the A/C compressor if the car has one.
Note on the differences between 383 B and 383 RB's:
The 383 started out as an RB (4.03" bore x 3.75" stroke) in '59,
alongside the larger-bore 413 (4.188" bore, same stroke). In '61 the
low-block "B" engines came out, including the new 383 (4.25" bore x
3.375" stroke). The 413 remained an RB engine through '65, and was
replaced with the larger-bore 440 (4.326" bore x 3.75" stroke) in '66.
Note that the previous chronology applies to availability on Chrysler
models only; the 350 and 361 "B" engines were available in the Dodge
line-up in '58, and the low-block 383 in '59. Dodge didn't get "RB"
engines until '61 with the 413.
The 426 Hemi has spark plug holes through the rocker covers.
5. Old-style Hemi - a myriad of sizes through 58.
Distributor in rear, spark plug holes in rocker covers.
Old hemis have a code stamped in front of the intake valley on the
block. It's a thin area that this is stamped on, and the code is
'cryptic'.
III. Engine Year, Displacement, Carb, and HP Table
170 60-70 slant/six
198 70-74 slant/six
225 60-83 slant/six
361 58-66 wedge
383 59-71 wedge
400 72-78 wedge
413 59-65 wedge
426 63-65 wedge
440 66-78 wedge
318 67- wedge
340 68-73 wedge
360 74- wedge
276.1 52- hemi FireDome
315 56 hemi
330 56 hemi
331.1 51- hemi FireDome
341 56 hemi
354 56 hemi
392 57-58 hemi
426 64 hemi race hemi
426 66-71 hemi
260 55 poly-head
270 55 poly-head
300 55 poly-head Spitfire
318BB 56-66 poly-head
The letters in the table below are the VIN codes for each of the
engines listed for the various years. In other words, the 440-6bbl
making 390hp was coded as V in the VIN in 1970. Recall that the 5th
digit (of 13 digit VIN's) is the engine code.
Disp Bbl Hp 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77
* 170 1 115 A A
* 198 1 95net B B
* 198 1 100net B
* 198 1 125 B B
225 1 145 B B B B C C
* 225 1 110net C
* 225 1 105/95net C C C C
225 2 C
* 273 2 180 C D D D
* 273 4 235 C E
* 318 2 150,170net G G G G G G
318 2 230 F F G G
* 340 4 240net H H
* 340 4 275 P P H H
* 340 6 290 J
360 2 170net K K K
360 2 180net K K
360 4 200net J J J
* 360HP 4 245net L L J L
383 2 275 L
* 383 4 280(a-body) H
* 383 4 300(a-body) H
383 2 290 G G L
383 4 300 N
383 4 330 H H L
383 4 335 H H N
400 2 190net M
400 2 175,185net M M M M
400 4 200,205net N N
400LB 4 210 N N
400HP 4 260net P P P P P
* 426 8 425 H J J J R R
440 4 205,220,230net K+ T T T T T T
440HP 4 275,280net U U U
440 4 290net U
* 440 4 370 J U
* 440 4 375 L L L U
440 6 385 V
440 6 390 M V
The fifth alphanumeric of the VIN code is the engine code.
The sixth alphanumeric of the VIN code is the last digit of the year
model.
(+): From an Imperial (courtesy Jim Savrtka <JSAVRTKA@cbe.ab.ca>)
Another version:
67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76
6-170 1BC 115HP A A A
6-198 1BC 95HP B B
6-198 1BC 100HP B
6-198 1BC 125HP B B
6-225 1BC 95HP C
6-225 1BC 100HP C
6-225 1BC 105HP C C
6-225 1BC 110HP C
6-225 1BC 145HP B B B C C
6 CYL SPEC. ORD. C C C E E E E E E E
8-273 2BC 180HP D
8-273 2BC 190HP D D
8-273 4BC 235HP E
8-318 2BC 150HP(1) G G G G G
8-318 2BC 230HP F F F G G
8-340 4BC 240HP H H
8-340 4BC 275HP P P H H
8-340 3-2BC 290HP J J
8-360 2BC 170HP K K
8-360 2BC 175HP K
8-360 2BC 180HP K K
8-360 2BC 255HP K
8-360 4BC 175HP J
8-360 4BC 190HP J
8-360 4BC 200HP J
8-360 4BC 220HP L
8-360 4BC 230HP L
8-360 4BC 245HP L
8-383 2BC 270HP G
8-383 2BC 275HP L
8-383 2BC 290HP G G L
8-383 4BC 300HP N
8-383 4BC 325HP(2) H
8-383 4BC 330HP(3) H H N
8-400 2BC 165HP(4) M
8-400 2BC 175HP(5) M M
8-400 2BC 185HP M
8-400 2BC 190HP M
8-400 4BC 185HP N
8-400 4BC 195HP N
8-400 4BC 205HP N
8-400 4BC 235HP P
8-400 4BC 240HP P
8-400 4BC 250HP P
8-400 4BC 255HP P
8-400 4BC 260HP P
8-426 2-4BC 425HP J J J R R
8-440 4BC 205HP T
8-440 4BC 215HP(6) T T
8-440 4BC 225HP T
8-440 4BC 230HP T
8-440 4BC 250HP(7) U U
8-440 4BC 260HP U
8-440 4BC 280HP U U
8-440 4BC 335HP T
8-440 4BC 350HP K K K T
8-440 4BC 370HP U
8-440 4BC 375HP L L L U
8-440 3-2BC 330HP V
8-440 3-2BC 385HP V
8-440 3-2BC 390HP M V
8 CLY SPEC. ORD. M M Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76
In Dodge 600:
1.7 - VW engine
2.2 - Mopar engine
2.5 - Bigger 2.2 (stroked?)
2.6 - Mitsubishi engine
Since 1978, Homegrown:
238 3.9l Magnum V6, 180hp, ???lb-ft
318 5.2l Magnum V8, 230hp, ???lb-ft
360 5.9l Magnum V8, 235hp, ???lb-ft
489 8.0l R/T V10, 400hp, 450lb-ft
Are these engines grouped by displacement or is there some other more
distinguishing characteristic?
2.2l Carb'd, 90hp, ???lb-ft
2.2l Shelby (GLH) Carb'd, 115hp, ???lb-ft
2.2l TBI, 99hp, ???lb-ft
2.2l Turbo I, 146hp, 170lb-ft
2.2l Intercooled Turbo II, 174hp, 190lb-ft
2.2l Shelby Intercooled Turbo II, 175hp, 175lb-ft
2.2l R/T Intercooled 16V Turbo III, 224hp, 217lb-ft
2.2l Intercooled VNT Turbo IV, 174hp, 190lb-ft
2.5l TBI, 99hp, 135lb-ft
2.5l Turbo I, 150hp, 170lb-ft
2.5l High-Torque Turbo I, 152hp, 210lb-ft
3.3l V6, 145hp, ???lb-ft
3.5l 24v V6, 210hp, ???lb-ft
3.9l V6, 125hp, ???lb-ft
5.9l Cummins Turbo Diesel, 165hp, 400lb-ft
Since 1978, Imported:
1.6l Peugeot
1.7l VW
2.6l Mitsubishi
3.0l V6 Mitsubishi, 141hp, 170lb-ft
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