LM9 Factory-verified

Chevrolet · Regular Production Option

Engine, 1.0L L3, 2 barrel carburetor

Years 1987–88 Models 1 Factory citations 4
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Documented applications

  • 1987–1988 Factory-verified

    base Sprint engine only, 48 hp at 5,100 rpm, 9.5:1 compression (power-team pages, 1987 p.36 and 1988 p.7, read from the page images); the MVMA forms print the code only over the first engine column; the Sprint ER (1987) and Sprint Metro (1988) carbureted engine (46 hp, 9.8:1, not for high altitude) and the Turbo Sprint's turbocharged port-injected engine (70 hp, 8.3:1) carry a model name, not an RPO code, in that slot and are not claimed; the port fuel injection on 1987 p.33 belongs to the turbo column; the OCR reads LMS (1988 p.10) and IM9 (1988 p.23), which the images print as LM9

    GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Sprint, p.20.
    GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Sprint, p.35.
    GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Sprint, p.12.
    GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Sprint, p.17.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of LM9 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.