Engine Codes

© GEN 2 CAMAROWORLD 1970-1973
1970 Engines/Transmissions
© GEN 2 CAMAROWORLD 1970-1973
1971 Engines/Transmissions
© GEN 2 CAMAROWORLD 1970-1973
1972 Engines/Transmissions
© GEN 2 CAMAROWORLD 1970-1973
1973 Engines/Transmissions

Of the 96,751 1973 Camaros built 93,137 were equipped with a V8 engine and 3,614 with the L6 engine.

The 350cid V8 lead the V8 engine sales with 63,482 engines (L48 - 13,220 and L65 - 50,262) then 18,081 307cid engines followed by the 11,574 with the Z28 Special Engine Option.

Surprisingly 5,959 left the factory with the standard manual 3-speed transmission, 11,388 were optioned with a manual 4-speed transmission (M20 - 6,894 and M21 - 4,494), 5,467 with the TH400 automatic, and 73,937 with the TH350 automatic.

There is no known breakdown of how many of any engine came with any particular transmission.

Engine CIDH.P. (RPO Code)Trans/OptionsSuffix
307115ManualCHB
  Turbo Hydra-matic 350CHH
  Manual, N.B.2CHJ
  Turbo Hydra-matic 350, N.B.2CHK
    
350145 (RPO L65)ManualCKA
  Turbo Hydra-matic 350CKW
  Manual, N.B.2CKY
 175 (RPO L48)ManualCKB
  Turbo Hydra-Matic 350, N.B.2CKD
  Manual, N.B.2CKH
  Turbo Hydra-Matic 350CKU
 245 (part of RPO Z28)ManualCLJ
  Turbo Hydra-Matic 400CLK
  Turbo Hydra-Matic 400, N.B.2CLL
  Manual, N.B.2CLM

© GEN 2 CAMAROWORLD 1970-1973