My dad gave me an engine block he said he got out of a 96 vette. Its a steel block with a steel crank 4 bolt main. I am no engine guy but I am about to do a lot of work on my ls1. 2000 m6 SS. I have the 224/112 cam, z06 intake, lid, cold air pkg, Hooker LTs, and 4.10 gears(that will not be put in anytime soon). The intake, cam and headers are to be installed very soon but its gonna cost so much I talked him into helping me and doing it ourselves. He said why not build this steel block because it will take more than that aluminum block. The block been bored 40 over already and has not seen the street yet.
1> Will my internals move over to that block?
2> Will my intake, Timing chain, headers, heads, all move over?
3> Will it be worth it. This conversion will cost me almost nothing but most importantly... Is my dad right? Will this be better?
4> I have not heard of anyone doing it and was wondering if I should give him this stuff back. I plan on using the venom 2000 kit he says I can max that kit on that block and more.
He knows the old school stuff pretty good. His 198x jag rapes my ls1. He walks me down like I do most ricers. It has some big azz block in it no N2O no induction all motor and he thinks its funny...Its not.

Any feedback would be taken very seriously so guys be nice.

I can post any numbers off the block if it would help anyone identify what it came out of. It says
S8
327
558

 

Nothing to do with a non-LS1 will work with that old block. The LS1 is a completely different beast. I think the connecting rod bearings (or cam....one or the other) is the same, that is all. Sorry.

On a good note, the LS1 is a 6 bolt main, so the bottom end is even stronger!

 

as has been said the parts from your current LS1 will not swap into the block from the vette

if you are going with stock displacement then the aluminum block of the LS1 is quite strong. if you plan to go big displacement look for a 6.0L LS1 iron block and start with that. the aluminum block big bore motors cost alot in part due to the machine work involved.

 

6 bolt aluminum block isnt necessarily stronger than a 4 bolt iron block. actually the iron block has been tauted as being the stronger block for racing.
would he be interested in selling that vette block? i have a bud in sc that might be interested.
jeremy