64 ss V8 or I6

[acman]

I was wondering if it was anyway to tell if my 64 ss came with a v8 or I6

[Wogs64SS]

I think the radiator is different between the two engines. Also, the rad spacer I think is different. My radiator had the inlet and outlet on the same side(passenger side). Mine was a 283/auto.

[Greg McMillan]

Check Nova Resource for sure if you can tell by the VIN and Cowl tag they will know. The six didn't use a radiator spacer and the V-8's did. All that is easy to change though. Using the cowl and VIN is the only way to be sure.

[acman]

i've looked but i don't see where it tells u in the vin
the vin is 40447N22914
and the cowl tag
05D
Style 64 0447 NW
8206 Body
Trim 733
916 Paint
W2MPS3C5w

[Mike Goble]

I was wondering if it was anyway to tell if my 64 ss came with a v8 or I6

Where does your fuel line come into the engine compartment?

[acman]

passenger side

[nova_rookie]

Acman,

I believe the V8 gas line ran in the outside passenger side fender well (behind the wheel) and entered the engine compartment near the battery tray. The 6 cylinder entered the engine compartment next to the brake line on the passenger side.

Mike

[Brett]

Yeah, what Mike is talking about, if you look closely under your battery tray if the car is a 6 cylinder you will see a plastic plug where the V-8 fuel line would have been ran through at the factory if it were a V-8 car. I know when I converted my 65 from 6 to 8, I ran my fuel line through there. Brett.

[Phil Nelson]

How 'bout just countin' the plug wires???:D

[Wogs64SS]

From my understanding the 447 number meant it was an SS car and didn't mean it was a V-8 or 6, but I could be wrong:rolleyes:

[CdnL79 Registry]

In the VIN a I6 was 437 a V8 was 447,I think.
In 1964, there was no way to tell from the VIN or cowl tag whether a Chevy II was a V/8 or six. 447 was a Super Sport and could be a V/8 or six. 437 was a Sport Coupe, again either a V/8 or six.
Bob