L98 Block / 95+ Vortec Block... Any diff.?
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Car: 1999 Camaro Z28
Engine: LS1 V8
Transmission: T-56 6spd
L98 Block / 95+ Vortec Block... Any diff.?
I am still wanting to build up an engine for my car and I sold the 355 4-bolt that I had because of the cost of retrofitting over to roller cam in the older blocks. I see alot of the vortec long blocks on ebay and was curious if I could use the block and crank and still put a set of alum. L98 heads on it and put in a CompuCam hyd. rolller cam shaft in it? 4-bolt L98 blocks are getting hard to find.
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The vortec V8 motors went into gm trucks starting in the 1996 model year. I have one in my '69 camaro. It came from the factory with a roller cam. I know this because I changed the cam and put a compcams roller cam in it and reused my roller lifters. If you have the old style v-belt setup do not use the factory water pump that may come on a long block. It is for a serpentine style belt and turns the wrong way. I used the pump off my old motor.
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