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How can you tell if your car is an L48 or L82 by the vin?

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Old 02-04-2003, 09:29 PM
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Just cuiousto what my 80 used to be. Doesn't really matter I guess cause I am having the 502 installed.
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Default Re: How can you tell if your car is an L48 or L82 by the vin? (Kara)

Fifth digit of VIN, 8= 190hp/350ci
L= 230hp /350ci
H=180hp/ 305 ci
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Default Re: How can you tell if your car is an L48 or L82 by the vin? (killain)

Fifth digit of VIN, 8= 190hp/350ci
L= 230hp /350ci
H=180hp/ 305 ci
I believe a "6" in the 5th digit position denoted an L-82 engine.
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Default Re: How can you tell if your car is an L48 or L82 by the vin? (Kara)

My reference book actually says that it changed over the years. It is the fifth digit but here are the different years codes

<BLOCKQUOTE>code:<HR><PRE>
L48 L82
1973 J T
1974 J T
1975 J T
1976 J X
1977 L X
1978 L 4
1979 8 4
1980 8 6
</PRE>[/QUOTE]
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Default Re: How can you tell if your car is an L48 or L82 by the vin? (PatG)

My reference book actually says that it changed over the years. It is the fifth digit but here are the different years codes

<BLOCKQUOTE>code:<HR><PRE>
L48 L82
1973 J T
1974 J T
1975 J T
1976 J X
1977 L X
1978 L 4
1979 8 4
1980 8 6
</PRE>
[/QUOTE] :iagree:
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Default Re: How can you tell if your car is an L48 or L82 by the vin? (Sting Raycin)

My reference book actually says that it changed over the years. It is the fifth digit but here are the different years codes

<BLOCKQUOTE>code:<HR><PRE>
L48 L82
1973 J T
1974 J T
1975 J T
1976 J X
1977 L X
1978 L 4
1979 8 4
1980 8 6
</PRE>
:iagree: [/QUOTE]
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Default Re: How can you tell if your car is an L48 or L82 by the vin? (PatG)

1976 code for the L-48 is L not J. I own one.
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Default Re: How can you tell if your car is an L48 or L82 by the vin? (Kara)

:iagree:
The fifth letter of my 76 is also a 'L'

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