quick question, is the L98 a 2 or 4 bolt main? I have searched but came up with nothing. thanks

 

The L98 from F body cars are not 4 bolt no.

 

Not unless it 's a Vett engine or a crate replacment.

 

my friend has a 91 Vette L98 on the stand and it is a 2 bolt. I've never heard of any 4 bolt vette L98s...

 

suspose to be 4 bolt l98 in vetts. 2 or 4 bolt doesn't amker a lot of differance and a 2 bolt can be converted

 

all right, thanks for all the information

 

I'm pretty sure they are all 2 bolt.

 

yip, and a splayed 4 bolt is a lot stronger than a conventional 4 bolt.

 

i have seen a few 4-bolt vette blocks as well as 2-z's and 6 t/as in my mechanic history,17yrs. not to say there are not more out there those are the ones i have come across from 1989-pres.

 

does anyone actually have any pics of a 4bolt L98? I have yet to see one and i wonder why random ones would have four but most 2.

 

One last time. Most Corvette L98 cars did have 4 bolts. But NO!! And I mean NO!!!! Fbody car with a L98 came factory with a 4bolt. Ever! The only way an Fbody car got a 4 bolt, is if the engine has been changed to a 4 bolt.

 

but there are so many people including me who have seen original engines from corvettes that are two bolts

 

Oh yes... like I said most Vette L98's were infact 4 bolts, and some did have 2. All in all though most were 4 bolt. I have looked it over very well both at work, and through all the parts data and our GM service programs etc.

 

who or what decided if you got a four bolt? i'm curious on this subject

 

This is incorrect information.

 

Ya know what. It really doesn't matter what car, truck or van the engine came out of. The only way to find out if the engine is a 4 bolt main is to.....

PULL OFF THE OIL PAN AND LOOK!!!

All the "could be" and "should be" and "will be" comments don't tell you a damn thing.

 

except we can't pull the pan off of every L98 ever made, or even enought to make a definite statement

 

The only definite statement is what I said. You have to look.

 

Really??? Well I am sitting at my Computer at a GM dealership as I type this. Two bolt for the Fbody, and mostly 4 bolt for the Vette. I guess GM is wrong?? Oh well.

 

yes

 

I did a bit more research, and I may stand corrected on the fact of the Vettes mostly having a 4 bolt. Because after 1984 the only real GM vehicle that infact came with a 4bolt from GM were 3/4 ton or bigger Trucks and vans. This is right from GM themselves.