Which of the late 90's "Vortec" engines were actually LS motors?
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Which of the late 90's "Vortec" engines were actually LS motors?
I've been doing some research and found that apparently some of the late 90's "Vortec" truck motors were in fact LS motors? Is there any truth to this? If so, which ones and how can you tell?
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Re: Which of the late 90's "Vortec" engines were actually LS motors?
Vortec was a designation for gm's truck motors from the 90's till now.
The last of the gen 1 sbc's ended in 2003.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_Vortec_engine
The last of the gen 1 sbc's ended in 2003.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_Vortec_engine
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Re: Which of the late 90's "Vortec" engines were actually LS motors?
Generally anything with aluminum heads will be ls
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Re: Which of the late 90's "Vortec" engines were actually LS motors?
So then my 2006 5.3L Avalanche motor that says "Vortech" on it is actually an LS motor?
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Re: Which of the late 90's "Vortec" engines were actually LS motors?
Any 4.8, 5.3, 6.0, 6.2, 7.0 gm motor from 97+ is based on the LS family of motors that originated from the ls1 in the 97 corvette. The 99+ truck motors were just called Vortec is all.
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Re: Which of the late 90's "Vortec" engines were actually LS motors?
Thanks RS/SS. I appreciate the input.
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