Hey guys I'm building a 96 vortec 350 tbi out of a 91 or 92 truck,which I'm pretty sure is a non roller motor. I have a few questions.


Will I have to change the distributer gear for a roller compliant gear.

Since I'm not running a crank position sensor, can I run the 92 timming cover?

My ramshorns should still fit the vortec 906 heads?

I heard that the newer blocks dont have a coolant bypass.
Can i drill some holes in thermostat flange to make sure that I dont get hot spots in my engine?

 

Am I in the right forum

 

It is a little unclear from your description what you are using. If it is a 96 vortec block it is a roller cam block and probably does not have a coolant bypass in the block. Yes, the easy way to provide a bypass is drill a couple of 1/4" holes in the t-stat lip.

You will need a vortec intake manifold.

I did use a standard sbc 2 piece timing cover, but as I recall there is an issue with either one of the bolts or location studs not being the same, but just rtv it good and it will seal up fine.

 

Thanks for the reply, this is a new 96 vortec long block. I'm swaping over all the stuff from my 92 tbi motor. I have allready bought a 7116 edelbrock vortec intake and a tbi adapter. I've heard some contradicting things about the use of the distributor gear from my 92, which is not a roller and using it in my roller 96 block. sorry for the confusion.

 

No difference in gears.I run a roller block with the same ditributor I was using when I was running a flat tappet cam in same block.

 

thanks