Engine Summary
- Manufacturer
- Chevrolet Motor Division
- Family
- Chevrolet Stovebolt inline-six
- Displacement
- 235 cubic inches
Also Known As
1954 Corvette Blue Flame Six235.5 inline-six235 Blue FlameYG 235
Engine profile
1954 Chevrolet Corvette Blue Flame Six
Chevrolet Stovebolt inline-six · 235 cubic inches · Chevrolet Motor Division
Identification reference
Engine Details
Source-backed component numbers, codes, stampings, and application notes.
Engine block reference
- Value
- 3835911 with YG application suffix
- Application
- 1954 Corvette 235.5-cubic-inch engine; verify casting date, assembly stamp, and serial-era coherence
- Type
- block / casting number
- Car pages
- 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
Sources: 1954 Corvette Identification Numbers , 1954 Corvette Performance and Specifications
Triple Carter YH side-draft carburetors
- Value
- Carter 2066SA / Chevrolet 3706989
- Application
- 1954 Corvette triple-carburetor induction
- Type
- carburetor / part number
- Car pages
- 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
Sources: 1954 Corvette Identification Numbers , 1954 Corvette Performance and Specifications
Cylinder head reference
- Value
- 3836241
- Application
- 1954 Corvette Blue Flame Six
- Type
- cylinder head / casting number
- Car pages
- 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
Sources: 1954 Corvette Identification Numbers , 1954 Corvette Performance and Specifications
Delco-Remy distributor reference
- Value
- 1112314
- Application
- 1954 Corvette Blue Flame Six
- Type
- distributor / part number
- Car pages
- 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
Sources: 1954 Corvette Identification Numbers , 1954 Corvette Performance and Specifications
Blue Flame inline-six
- Value
- 150 gross hp at 4,200 rpm; 223 lb-ft at 2,400 rpm; 8.0:1 compression
- Application
- Documented production specification for the 1954 Corvette
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
Sources: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Vehicle Valuation Report , 1954 Corvette Profile , 1954 Corvette Specifications
Documented starter designs
- Value
- 1107109 early two-coil design or 1108035 later four-coil design
- Application
- Assign only with assembly-date and judging evidence for the individual car
- Type
- other / part number
- Car pages
- 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
Sources: 1954 Corvette Identification Numbers , 1954 Corvette Performance and Specifications
Cars Using This Engine
1 linked car page.
Two-seat fiberglass roadster
1954 Chevrolet Corvette
3,640 two-seat roadsters