What is the engine and what is it out of

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I have a sbc was told it was a lt out of a 70's ish vette the castingin the back is 3970018 and it has camel hump heads on it is anyone can help me thanks

 

[DRIVEN]

You want the stamped number on the deck just ahead of the passenger side head. Then go here. https://nastyz28.com/chevy-engine-code-stampings.php

 

[Macguyver]

If it's 3970010 , nothing special just a smog era low compression 350. Camel hump heads are great for putting on a shelf. Do a compression check on it and if it passes, put it in your car. A 160hp 350 sure is better than a 160hp 305.

 

[64nailhead]

An easy 300HP, after that it gets expensive to keep those heads. A decent set of heads and a 383 kit from Skip hite and you'll be making 450 easily, but it will be at the $3500 mark with machining.

Nothing wrong with that, comes down to your budget.

 

[lilbowtie]

As driven said the stamped #'s will tell the story. I think you will find the 8 is really a 0

 

[lilbowtie]

What did we find ???

 

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What did we find ???

I've been at work all day

 

[lilbowtie]

What is it ??

 

[Kelvin's80442]

Slap on some 5.7 vortec heads on her

 

[1evilregal]

I have a sbc was told it was a lt out of a 70's ish vette the castingin the back is 3970018 and it has camel hump heads on it is anyone can help me thanks

all that's corvette isn't necessarily gold... mid to late 70's corvettes only had about 190 hp from the factory... also check the casting #'s on the heads, some had "hump" castings on the front of the heads, but were often mistaken for the good ones...