Identifying Your Chevrolet Corvette Engine

Throughout the years since the

  Chevrolet Corvette was released it has been the King of the American Sporting car. In order to keep this title the Chevrolet Corvette has had to go through many changes and upgrades to compete over the years. They have always tried to stay ahead of the competition by pushing always going one step further.

Besides changing the overall look of the Chevrolet Corvette many other major changes occurred under the hood.

In the 1970s many competitors of the Corvette ceased production. This was mainly due to the oil and gas crisis of that time. The Corvette survived and for many years it maintained its lower powered engines to keep the company within the limits of the Fuel mandate. With the ever rising gas prices, this modification also allowed the sports car enthusiasts to be able to afford using the Corvette.

In the early 1980s the Chevrolet Corvette changed to a fuel injection engine, from its previous carbureted engine.

In 1984 the Chevrolet Corvette C4 was debuted. This boasted a cross fire injected 350 cubic inch 205 horse power motor. It was from this time on that the Chevrolet Corvette would have a motor that was fuel injected. Over the years GM has constantly tried to improve a more powerful engine that is also fuel efficient.

For the most part, you can find out the motor type in your Corvette by simply checking the VIN number. On most of the models the eighth number determines what engine you have. The VIN is easily found on a plate which is located in the front right corner of the dashboard. It can be viewed from outside the car. It is also located on a sticker which is on the driver’s door