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early engine decode

someone decode this engine,
or give me a link of the decodes

is this a aluminun engine or mag

thank you !!!!

thank you
that is what i was thinking

This thread brings up something that has me confused. I have used the following link for much useful information: Porsche 911 Fahrzeugidentifikation

According to the engine codes, 629XXXX can be either a 69 E engine, or a 79 USA SC engine. Is there something I am missing here? Is the information inaccurate on the web page? It just doesn't seem likely that Porsche would have codes that would be duplicate for different years (again, only the engine # not engine type.) Does anyone know how to distinguish between the 69 and 79 engines?

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Originally Posted by ossiblue (Post 5470386)

Paternie's Redbook confirms this. However, the '69's with 629 had a four digit serial no. starting with 8 and were all Sporto's. The '79's started with 9 and were all 49 state cars.