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Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L V8
The LS1 is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 5.7L V8 configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. We decode it on 44,309 VINs across 53 factory builds, and 2,104 of those cars are on sale today at a typical $18,995.
- Cylinders
- 8
- Induction
- Naturally aspirated
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Fitted
- 1981–2004
- Drive
- RWD
◷ Updated August 31, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly
Where the 5.7L 8-cyl sits in the Corvette engine lineup
Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years it was fitted; the price is what cars carrying it ask today. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — the only fair comparison is an engine whose years overlap this one's.
4 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Chevrolet Corvette price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.
Which Corvette years got a 5.7L 8-cyl engine
Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.
VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Corvette report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.
53 factory configurations with this engine
Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.
2004
2 builds2003
2 builds2002
2 builds2001
1 build1999
2 builds1998
1 build1996
3 builds1995
1 build1994
1 build1992
1 build1991
2 builds1989
2 builds1988
1 build1987
1 build1985
1 build1984
1 buildShowing the 24 most-built configurations of 53. Every 2004 Corvette build →
The 5.7L 8-cyl Corvette: common questions
Which Corvette years have the 5.7L 8-cyl?
1981–2004 — 23 model years in our VIN decode, across 53 factory configurations and 44,309 VINs.
What does a 5.7L 8-cyl Corvette cost?
$18,995 is the typical asking price across the 2,104 cars with this engine on sale today. The year-by-year ladder above splits that by model year — the spread between the oldest and newest year is far wider than the spread between engines.
What is the engine code, and does it matter?
LS1 — the code the VIN decodes to on the configurations on this page. It matters when you order parts or read a service history: the same displacement badge on another model can be a different code with different outputs.
5.7L 8-cyl Corvette on the market
Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.