Will a 1988 truck tbi 350 have mounting provisions for factory roller cam?
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Will a 1988 truck tbi 350 have mounting provisions for factory roller cam?
I just picked up a 1988 pickup extremely cheap, with a 350 TBI (original engine). Will this model year TBI 350 likely have the bosses already there to mount the factory thrust plate for a roller cam, and the bosses for the lifter hold downs? I know it will definitely be a flat tappet cam in a tbi truck but I am hoping that the block has the provisions to toss a factory roller cam in it.
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Re: Will a 1988 truck tbi 350 have mounting provisions for factory roller cam?
actully 87-92(I think) chevy trucks did have factory roller cams.
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
Trucks didn't get factory roller lifters until 1996 (Vortec engine), but the block casting was the same as passenger cars with factory roller lifters, and often they were machined for it.
I have the original block that came out of my brother's '92 Suburban, it is the same 638 casting as my ZZ3 block, and is machined for the roller lifter stuff. But, it had a flat tappet cam.
I have the original block that came out of my brother's '92 Suburban, it is the same 638 casting as my ZZ3 block, and is machined for the roller lifter stuff. But, it had a flat tappet cam.
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Re: Will a 1988 truck tbi 350 have mounting provisions for factory roller cam?
I have definitely had a bunch of 80s-early 90s TBI 305s and 350s apart a while ago and they were all flat tappet. But I totally forgot if any of them, or all of them, had the thrust plate and dog bone retainer bosses machined and drilled for the roller stuff.... Thanks Five7, I think and hope it will have them but I guess I'll have to take it apart to find out!
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
I've seen at least one with all of the casting features there but not machined.
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Re: Will a 1988 truck tbi 350 have mounting provisions for factory roller cam?
well, it's only twelve bolts (eight if it's a vortec) to find out!
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