4th Gen LT1, does the cam have a distributor drive gear?
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Car: 89 IrocZ
Engine: L98-ish
Transmission: 700R4
4th Gen LT1, does the cam have a distributor drive gear?
I’ve come across carburetor conversions on the LT1, but the distributor drive gear thing is fuzzy on my Google searches.
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Re: 4th Gen LT1, does the cam have a distributor drive gear?
The 1993-1997 LT1/LT4 engines have a gear on the camshaft to drive the distributor/oil pump. The factory LT1/LT4 used a distributor mounted to the front of the engine instead of atop the intake. There was a stub shaft with housing bolted into the lifter valley which had the driven gear to operate the oil pump.
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From: Oakdale, Ca
Car: 89 IrocZ
Engine: L98-ish
Transmission: 700R4
Re: 4th Gen LT1, does the cam have a distributor drive gear?
The 1993-1997 LT1/LT4 engines have a gear on the camshaft to drive the distributor/oil pump. The factory LT1/LT4 used a distributor mounted to the front of the engine instead of atop the intake. There was a stub shaft with housing bolted into the lifter valley which had the driven gear to operate the oil pump.
This engine is in a ‘97, so should be able to run a conventional distributor? 
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