LG4 or L69???
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Car: '88 Camaro RS,
Engine: 305 TBI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: Stock
LG4 or L69???
I have a 91 Camaro RS with a 305 TBI. When I got it I was told the motor was changed with an older 305. He told me it came out of a carburated '86 Camaro. I have to replace the cam and so I ran the head casting numbers and comfirmed that it was an '85 or '86 model year. Upon some research on here I saw that out of a /86 Camaro it could be a LG4 or a L69...I want to know how I can tell the difference...and what is the difference?
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Does the car have a dual snorkel air cleaner housing? Although not determinative (my LG4 has a dual snorkel because it's a nice upgrade), it is one of the things to look for.
I think the cam was different, but beyond that, what James said.
Does the car have a dual snorkel air cleaner housing? Although not determinative (my LG4 has a dual snorkel because it's a nice upgrade), it is one of the things to look for.
I think the cam was different, but beyond that, what James said.
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Car: '88 Camaro RS,
Engine: 305 TBI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: Stock
Parry... no it doesn't have a dual snorkel air cleaner. It has the original '91 TBI injection system.
Ape... I like to know exactly what I have, I am picky like that.
Ape... I like to know exactly what I have, I am picky like that.
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Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 383 Carb
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44
The LG4 and L69 used the same short block and heads in 1986. The only differences were in the air cleaner, ECM, exhaust and cam, none of which you have anymore.
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
But not in '86!
There were only about 100 L69's delivered in the '86 model year, anyway, so the chances of it being one is very, very slim.
And, as far as the casting #'s go, it could have been an LB9. Same similiarities between an LG4, L69, and LB9 - block, heads, pistons (and crank & rods & rings & bearings, for that matter).
Again, it doesn't make any difference anymore, since the originator doesn't have any of the things that would have been different anymore.
There were only about 100 L69's delivered in the '86 model year, anyway, so the chances of it being one is very, very slim.
And, as far as the casting #'s go, it could have been an LB9. Same similiarities between an LG4, L69, and LB9 - block, heads, pistons (and crank & rods & rings & bearings, for that matter).
Again, it doesn't make any difference anymore, since the originator doesn't have any of the things that would have been different anymore.
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
Charman, your sig says you have a 350. Why are you asking about the 305?
(Decatur, huh? Been there. Might be spending more time there, in fact.)
(Decatur, huh? Been there. Might be spending more time there, in fact.)
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Car: '88 Camaro RS,
Engine: 305 TBI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: Stock
Kid...the 350 is the one I have 1/2 finished sitting on my engine stand...I'm out of money to quite finish it.
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Car: 1983 G20 Chevy
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 14 bolt with 3.07 gears
Originally posted by five7kid
But not in '86!
And, as far as the casting #'s go, it could have been an LB9. Same similiarities between an LG4, L69, and LB9 - block, heads, pistons (and crank & rods & rings & bearings, for that matter).
But not in '86!
And, as far as the casting #'s go, it could have been an LB9. Same similiarities between an LG4, L69, and LB9 - block, heads, pistons (and crank & rods & rings & bearings, for that matter).
I guess what I am getting to is even though the engine might have come from an 86 camaro, it might be a 305 from anywhere.
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