POP question

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[JohnZ]

"V" is the correct prefix for a Flint-built engine (from '67-up; prior to '67 it was "F"); it would be "T" if it was a Tonawanda-built engine, and both engine plants supplied Camaro engines.

[JohnZ]

The engine code shown on the P-O-P is the same as the one stamped on the engine's front pad (that's where the clerk got it who typed up the P-O-P plate), and the Flint prefix was "F" through 1966, and "V" starting in 1967. If the decoder you mention says Flint had an "F" prefix after 1966, it's wrong.

[KurtS]

That site has several major errors throughout it.....

[67ss350camaro]

One more thing to add, V was use for the V8's at Flint in 67 and up, but the L6 engines were still stamped with F for 67, 68 and part of 69.

[JohnZ]

One more thing to add, V was use for the V8's at Flint in 67 and up, but the L6 engines were still stamped with F for 67, 68 and part of 69.

That's why the change was made; the L-6 engines were made at the "Flint Motor Plant" in downtown Flint, and the Flint V-8 Engine Plant's "F" prefix was changed to "V" in 1967 to eliminate confusion in warranty reporting.