Did a 68 corvett come with a 350 engine ? some say yes others say no !!

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Asked by KellyDavis68 Sep 22, 2011 at 07:41 PM about the 1968 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible RWD

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NO they did not, the small block for '68 was a 327. And of course there was the big rat motor 427 :-)

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Thanks , I don't have the orig. engine then, so there will be no need to look for matching #s I read on here it was supposed to have motors to lift the rag top ,, mine don't so I guess I'm missing that too . but thats ok its not hard to put up at all .

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There should be an ID number on the engine block which can be traced to identify where it came from. Most small blocks look alike from the outside.

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NO.....it came with a base engine of300HP @10.5 compression ratio.AndL79 optional engine was 350 HP @11.0 Compression ratio.These were both 327 small blocks. Hope this helps you...........Dobermann

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Ok thanks , Now i'm sure it was suposed to have a 327 , The previous owners I guess done the swap to the 350 .

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