Chevrolet Corvair Engine - Engine Serial Number Codes

Engine Serial Number Codes

The following codes (last two digits of engine serial number) identify the year, size, power, and transmission of the engine

  • YC 6 cyl with M/T, 1962-64
  • YH 6 cyl with M/T, 1962
  • YL 6 cyl with M/T A/C, 1962-64
  • YM 6 cyl with A/C HPE, 1962-63
  • YM 6 cyl with T/C 4 sp Tr, 1964
  • YN 6 cyl with M/T HPE, 1962-64
  • YR 6 cyl with T/C 4 sp fr, 1962
  • Z 6 cyl with A/T, 1960-64
  • ZB 6 cyl with A/T, 1962
  • ZD 6 cyl with A/T A/C, 1962-64
  • ZF 6 cyl with A/T HPE, 1962-64
  • ZG 6 cyl with A/T, A/C, HPE, 1962-64
  • ZH 6 cyl with A/T, 1962-64
  • ZJ 6 cyl with A/T, A/C, 1962
  • Y 6 cyl with M/T HPE, 1962-63
  • RL 6-164 with T/C, 1966
  • RM 6-164 with M/T, SHPE, 1965-67
  • RN 6-164 with SHPE, P/G, 1965-67
  • RQ 6-164 with SHPE, AIR, 1966-67
  • RR 6-164 with A/C, 1966
  • RS 6-164 with M/T, AIR, 1965-68
  • RS 6-164 with AIR, 1966
  • RU 6-164 with M/T, HPE, AIR, 1965-68
  • RV 6-164 with P/G, AIR, 1965-68
  • RW 6-164 with HPE, AIR, P/G, 1966-68
  • RX 6-164 with P/G, HPE, AIR, 1965-67
  • RY 6-164 with A/C, SHPE, 1966-67
  • RZ 6-164 with SHPE, A/C, 1966-67
  • RA 6-164 with M/T and A/T, 1965-67
  • RB 6-164, 1965-66
  • RD 6-164 with HPE, 1965-67
  • RE 6-164 with A/C, 1965-68
  • RF 6-164 with HPE, A/C, 1965-68
  • RG 6-164 with P/G, 1965-67
  • RH 6-164 with P/G, HPE, 1965-67
  • RJ 6-164 with P/G, A/C, 1965-68
  • RK 6-164 with P/G, HPE, A/C, 1965-68
  • QO 6-164 with P/G, AIR, A/C, 1967
  • QP 6-164 with HPE, P/G, AIR, A/C, 1967
  • QQ 6-164 with SPHE,AIR, A/C, 1967
  • QR 6-164 with SPHE, AIR, A/C, P/G, 1967
  • QS 6-164 with HPE, AIR, A/C, 1967
Terms
  • A/C: Air conditioned
  • A.I.R.: Air Injection Reactor
  • A/T:Automatic transmission
  • HPE: High performance engine
  • P/G: Powerglide
  • SHPE: Special Hi Perf. Engine
  • T/C: Turbocharged

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