I'm considering my options as far as a crate motor vs rebuilding what I have. I think this may be a vette L98, but the price seems to good to be so. Regardless, this vendor seems to have good prices. Can anyone tell me if this is a L98 vette motor??

http://www.rebuilt-auto-engines.com/...27102519540.17

 

the vette had a 4bolt main

 

i believe the vett was the only l98s to get aluminum heads. the plastic or sheet metal around an engine has very little to do with the engines preformance or lack or preformance.

 

Nah they were all two bolts.

What gets me is those heads look like L31/LT1 heads. It also says SFI at the top, but nothing from 87-92 had SFI.

 

It also says gen ll, sfi. Looks like a lt1.

 

That's what I think too.

 

ok you are right! my 95 LT1 has those same numbers on the heads and the block but mine is a 4bolt main, I know for a fact the LT1 from the vette had a 4bolt and the Fbody had a 2bolt but was not positive on the L98

 

The L98 from the vette was a two bolt also. I swapped one into my last GTA. Had to change the pan for the swap.

 

Some Vette L98s had 4 bolts but I can't remember what the deal was with how some got them and some didn't, but I have seen them in 2 and 4 bolt main versions.

 

The only 4 bolt L98 blocks would be warrantied ones, and I don't recall any specific warranties against L98 blocks...

 

probably just replaced with a truck 4 bolt. block. my 88 vette has a 2 bolt, and its stock.

 

i have a vette l98 and also had to change the oil pan, the sump is too long. also you'll need to get a camaro oil pickup and not vette cuz the bend in the tube is sharper in the camaro one to clear the shorter sump. damn, i paid a grand for mine with 100k on it, wish i'd seen that before. i ended up parting the tpi out and got $400 back.