1966 Chevelle

Fuel Delivery System - Intake Manifold

Group 3.265 - MANIFOLD, Engine Intake

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Above are Chevrolet replacement PART NUMBERS for intake manifolds and not the numbers cast on the manifold itself. Below are samples of intake manifolds with casting number and associated part number

Intake Manifold Month Date Codes

A - January E - May I - September
B - February F - June J - October
C - March G - July K - November
D - April H - August L - December

Engine Casting Number Service Replacement
Part Number
283 - 195hp 3877652 3888899
283 - 220hp 3882858 * 3888885
327 - 275hp w/A.I.R.- Quadra-Jet 3875954 * 3931575
327 - 275hp w/o A.I.R.-Holley 3872783 * 3888886
327 - 350hp (aluminum) 3890490 * 3893594
396 - 325hp (Rochester) 3883948 * 3957996
396 - 360hp (Holley) 3866948 * 3876818
396 - 375hp (aluminum) 3885069 * 3947084
* Examples shown below

283 and 327 V8 Engines

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3882858 283/220hp intake
3882858 283/220hp intake
Intake manifold for Rochester 4GC type carburetor, 283/220hp engine.
 - casting #3882858/part #3888885

3882858 283/220hp intake

3872783 intake
Intake manifold for Holley, 327/275hp engine w/o Air Injection Reactor and accepts either the Carter or Holley carburetor.
 - casting #3872783/part #3888886

3872783 intake
Underside of casting #3872783

3872783 casting date of E206
Casting #3872783 with date of E206 (May 20, 1966)

3875954  intake
Intake manifold for Rochester Quadra-Jet, 327/275hp engine w/Air Injection Reactor.
 - casting #3875954/part #3931575

3890490 intake
3890490 intake
3890490 intake
Intake manifold for Holley, 327/350hp introduced March, 1966.
 - casting #3890490/part #3893594

Three versions of this manifold have been found - all with casting #3890490 and all with differences on the bottom side. This intake was used on 1966 and 1967 Chevelles, Chevy IIs and Corvettes. Casting date is, unfortunately, located under the splash shield.

3890490 intake
3890490 intake

oil filler tube
While not an integral part of the fuel system, the oil fill tube on the L79 was chrome in place of the standard black finish and carries part number 3889316 where the black finish unit carries part number 3881858 for the non closed positive ventilation system and 3889311 for the closed positive ventilation system.

396 V8 Engines

3883948 intake
3883948 intake
3883948 intake
3883948 intake
Intake manifold for Rochester Quadra-Jet, 396/325hp engine w/Air Injection Reactor.
 - casting #3883948/part #3957996
 - casting date of F176 - June 17, 1966.

3866948 intake
Intake manifold for Holley, 396/360hp engine
 - casting #3866948/part #3876818

Some resources indicate this intake was also used on 396/325hp engines when equipped with a Holley carburetor although the Chevrolet parts book does NOT indicate this. But Holley carburetors were installed on some 396/325hp engines and the Chevrolet parts book does not show a service replacement for this combination.

 - casting date of J295 - October 29, 1965.
casting date J295 - October 29, 1965
- casting number 3866948 and casting mold identification GM2
casting number 3866948 and casting mold identification GM2
3866948_bottom with integral oil splash
Note integral oil splash shield.

3885069 intake
3885069 intake
Aluminum intake manifold for Holley-equipped 396/375 (RPO L78).
 - casting #3885069/part #3947084
 - casting date of 12.3.65, December 3, 1965.
3885069 intake casting date 12-3-65
Winters 'Snowflake' Foundry Mark
3885069 intake