Engine Summary
- Manufacturer
- Chevrolet Motor Division
- Family
- Chevrolet small-block V8
- Displacement
- 265 cubic inches
Also Known As
1955 Corvette 265265 Turbo-Fire V8FG 265GR 265
Engine profile
1955 Chevrolet Corvette Turbo-Fire 265 V8
Chevrolet small-block V8 · 265 cubic inches · Chevrolet Motor Division
Identification reference
Engine Details
Source-backed component numbers, codes, stampings, and application notes.
Blue Flame Six identifiers
- Value
- YG application suffix, 3835911 block, 3836241 head, and Carter 2066SA / Chevrolet 3706989 carburetors
- Application
- 1955 Corvette Blue Flame Six with Powerglide
- Type
- block / casting number
- Car pages
- 1955 Chevrolet Corvette
Sources: 1955 Corvette Identification Numbers , 1955 Corvette Specifications
V8 block and application suffixes
- Value
- 3703524 block; FG suffix with Powerglide or GR suffix with three-speed manual
- Application
- 1955 Corvette 265 V8
- Type
- block / casting number
- Car pages
- 1955 Chevrolet Corvette
Sources: 1955 Corvette Identification Numbers , 1955 Corvette Specifications
V8 Carter WCFB four-barrel
- Value
- First design Carter 2218S / Chevrolet 3717687; second design Carter 2351S / Chevrolet 3724158
- Application
- Select by assembly date and documented running-change evidence
- Type
- carburetor / part number
- Car pages
- 1955 Chevrolet Corvette
Sources: 1955 Corvette Identification Numbers , 1955 Corvette Specifications
V8 cylinder-head reference
- Value
- 3703523
- Application
- 1955 Corvette 265 V8
- Type
- cylinder head / casting number
- Car pages
- 1955 Chevrolet Corvette
Sources: 1955 Corvette Identification Numbers , 1955 Corvette Specifications
Blue Flame inline-six
- Value
- 235.5 cubic inches with triple Carter side-draft carburetors; public references report 150 or 155 gross hp
- Application
- Seven reported six-cylinder Powerglide cars; the public evidence does not establish the exact first-/second-series serial transition
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1955 Chevrolet Corvette
Sources: 1953-1962 Corvette Powertrain Specifications , 1955 Corvette Identification Numbers , 1955 Corvette Specifications
Period Chevrolet 1955 Blue Flame Six specification
- Value
- 155 gross hp at 4,200 rpm; 225 lb-ft at 2,800 rpm; 8.0:1 compression
- Application
- 1955 Corvette 235.5-cubic-inch Blue Flame Six with Powerglide
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1955 Chevrolet Corvette
Turbo-Fire small-block V8
- Value
- 195 gross hp at 5,000 rpm; 260 lb-ft at 3,000 rpm; 8.0:1 compression
- Application
- Reported production specification for 693 of 700 Corvettes
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1955 Chevrolet Corvette
Sources: 1955 Chevrolet Corvette Vehicle Information Kit , 1955 Corvette Options and Colors , 1955 Corvette Specifications
Cars Using This Engine
1 linked car page.
Two-seat fiberglass roadster
1955 Chevrolet Corvette
700 two-seat roadsters