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gen 2 heads on gen 1 block?

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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 10:38 AM
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gen 2 heads on gen 1 block?

like the title says
is it possible to put lt1 heads on a gen 1 sbc?
do they have the same bolt pattern
i know lt1 heads are designed for reverse flow cooling
Old Aug 23, 2005 | 10:42 AM
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Re: gen 2 heads on gen 1 block?

it is possible with lots of machine work, not really worth it, they flow about the same as a set of vortec heads
Old Aug 23, 2005 | 12:08 PM
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Re: gen 2 heads on gen 1 block?

http://thirdgen.org/techbb2/showthre...hreadid=178262
should answer any questions you can think of
Old Aug 23, 2005 | 09:57 PM
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Re: gen 2 heads on gen 1 block?

ok plugging the passages to avoid coolant in the lifter valley

that makes it not worth it to me

thanks for the info
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