Teresa

I have a 1979 Vette...all original....Numbers match....Nothing has been done to the engine as far as I know(except water pump..valve cover gaskets..small stuff) no engine rebuild. My dumb question is....What engine do I have? I hear about...L-48's...L-82's...L-89's...LT-1's....L-this....L-that....LT-this...LT-that...etc. How do you know? And what about horse power? If it's just the original stock engine that came in Vette's that year what does that make it? :confused: :chevy :D :rolleyes: :cool: :yesnod: :lol:

AlwaysWave

look in here http://www.corvettefaq.com/

lbell101

I'm no '79 expert but I believe you could only get the base engine (L48) or one hi-perf engine (L82) in 79. The L48 was a 350 / 195 Hp and the L82 was a 350 / 225 Hp.
You can tell by the fifth digit in the VIN. An 8=L48 and a 4=L82
OR you can look on the engine block by the passenger head (front of engine) for one of these codes:
ZAA: L48
ZAB: L48
ZAC: L48
ZAD: L48
ZAF: L48
ZAH: L48
ZAJ: L48
ZBB: L82
ZBA: L82

Phoenix79

Now that depends. I have a 1979 L-48 which is rated at 195 Hp @ 4000 RPM? The L-82 which also came with 1979s was a higher Hp rated at 225 HP @ 5200 RPM on either account they are both 350 engines. You will have to check your VIN number. The 5th digit will tell you what type you have, if it is a 8 then you have a L-48 if its a 4 you have an L-82. More on what is different between the L-48 350 Small Block and the L-82 Small Block can be found on many internet sites.

Teresa

Thanks Guys ;)
The Info was great. I'll check it out and see what I've got. :yesnod:

Neo Fender

A little more info about the car, some of which you may already know:

Looks like the rear cap is from an '80 - '82.

The "ground effects" are an aftermarket (non OEM) item.

The wheels also appear to be from an '80 - '82. Up through '79, the hubs were black and the "slots" were unpainted. Yours apppear to have black slots and silver (chrome?) hubs. Your car possibly may have had rally wheels.

john's '81 mouse

Quote: "Looks like the rear cap is from an '80 - '82."

I don't think so........the spoiler on Teresa's car looks too high to be stock '80 to '82 rear bumper assembly........looks like an after market rear spoiler on her '79 to me.

Neo Fender

The sunlight is throwing me off. I thought that there was an earlier post about someone recently buying a '79 with an '80 - '82 rear cap.