Engine Summary
- Manufacturer
- GMC
- Family
- Chevrolet V6 and small-block V8, or California Buick V6
- Displacement
- 305 cubic inches
Also Known As
1981 RPO LC3 229 V61981 RPO LD5 231 V61981 RPO L39 267 V81981 RPO LG4 305 V8
Engine profile
1981 GMC Caballero engine family
Chevrolet V6 and small-block V8, or California Buick V6 · 305 cubic inches · GMC
Identification reference
Engine Details
Source-backed component numbers, codes, stampings, and application notes.
RPO L39 267 V8
- Value
- 267 cu in; two-barrel; 120 SAE net hp
- Application
- Optional V8 power team
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1981 GMC Caballero
Sources: 1981 Chevrolet El Camino vehicle information kit , 1981 GMC Caballero: Red Hot , GMC Trucks for 1981 full-line brochure
RPO LC3 229 V6
- Value
- 229 cu in; two-barrel; 110 SAE net hp
- Application
- Standard federal-market power team
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1981 GMC Caballero
Sources: 1981 Chevrolet El Camino vehicle information kit , 1981 GMC Caballero: Red Hot , GMC Trucks for 1981 full-line brochure
RPO LD5 231 V6
- Value
- 231 cu in; two-barrel; 110 SAE net hp and 190 lb-ft
- Application
- California-market six-cylinder path
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1981 GMC Caballero
Sources: 1981 Chevrolet El Camino vehicle information kit , 1981 GMC Caballero: Red Hot , GMC Trucks for 1981 full-line brochure
RPO LG4 305 V8
- Value
- 305 cu in; four-barrel; 135 SAE net hp
- Application
- Optional V8 power team
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1981 GMC Caballero
Sources: 1981 Chevrolet El Camino vehicle information kit , 1981 GMC Caballero: Red Hot , GMC Trucks for 1981 full-line brochure
Cars Using This Engine
1 linked car page.
Two-door, three-passenger coupe utility with double-wall pickup box
1981 GMC Caballero
Three-passenger coupe utility on a 117.1-inch wheelbase