Engine, 3.8L V6, 229 cu in, 2 barrel

Years 1980–84 Models 7 Factory citations 14

Also described as 229ci 3.8L 2-bbl Chevrolet V6229ci 3.8L Chevrolet V6Engine, 3.8L V6, 229 cu inEngine, 3.8L V6, 229 cu in, 2-barrel carburetor

Also documented for Cadillac GMC

Documented applications

Camaro

1980–1981 Factory-verified

GM Heritage factory kit — 1980 Chevrolet Camaro, p.5.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1981 Chevrolet Camaro, p.6.

Monte Carlo

1980–1982 Factory-verified

49-state base

GM Heritage factory kit — 1980 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.23.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1982 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.26.

Caprice — third generation, B-body (1983–1990)

1983 Factory-verified

the 1984 kit names it only in air-conditioning remarks for the 1BL69, then the Impala, so 1984 is left out

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Caprice, p.15.

El Camino — fifth generation (1983–1987)

1983–1984 Factory-verified

Base engine; not in California

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet El Camino, p.4, p.5.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet El Camino, p.5.

Impala — sixth generation, B-body (1983–1985)

1983–1984 Factory-verified

1984: base on sedans except California (power-teams page 5); the 1984 air-conditioning weight remarks (p.37) also name it with the sedan (1BL69); the 1985 remarks name LB4 and LD5 instead

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Impala, p.16.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Caprice, p.5.

Malibu — fourth generation, A-body (1983)

1983 Factory-verified

sedan and wagon, with NA5 standard or NA6 high altitude emissions; with NA6 it requires the G84 axle

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Malibu, p.20.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Malibu, p.22.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Malibu, p.35.

Monte Carlo — fourth generation (1983–1988)

1983–1984 Factory-verified

base V6 outside California

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.30.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.36.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of LC3 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.