i am looking at a LT1 shortblock that is for sale. the motor used to be carbed, my question is this. am i going to run into any problems running this fuel injected again? it doesnt have any heads or intake now, so could i just add a LT1 intake and heads and be good to go?

 

It should be fine, though you need the oil pump drive, optispark and might want to know what cam is in it.

 

when you say carbed do you mean the early 70's LT1?

do you know the difference?

just checking

 

i think it has this cam
Comp Cam Solid Roller (Custom grind) (248/252 635/645 lift)
what is the oil pump drive?

no i dont know the differences but it was built recently so i dont think its the older one

 

The oil pump drive is what you have to install to drive the oil pump on a normal LT1 (since there is no rear mounted distributor to drive it).

http://shbox.com/ci/oil_pump_drive.jpg

 

oh ok are they expensive or hard to install?

 

No harder to install than a distributor (but intake must be off).

GM PART # 1103868

GM LIST: $76.73
GM Wholesale PRICE: $45.49

 

oh ok, this is the block. does it sound pretty good?

385 LT1 short block built by Kowalsky machine out of Lynchburg Va (www.kowalskymachine.com)

internals are:
Scat forged 4340 crank 3.75 stroke
Eagle 5.7" H beams
JE forged pistons (12.5:1 w/64CC heads) 4.040"
SpeedPro hell fire rings
Program billet 4 bolt mains with ARP main studs
all coated bearings (std size)
Cloyes Hex-a-just double roller
Melling HVLP oil pump with welded on pickup for Milidon pan (included with auction)

Machine work done:
4.040 bore and hone
line honed
true 4 bolt block
rings gapped for nitrous
0 decked
lifter valley holes tapped and filled with pipe plugs and vent tubes to prevent windage
front and rear drain plugs screened

parts included:
Milidon 7qt oil pan
SFI damper (pro products)
COMP cams custom grind solid roller cam installed and degreed in
24X*/25X* 63X"/64X" ( the lift is with a 1.65 intake and 1.75 exhaust rocker)


motor was almost the same before the rebuild and made 562HP and 527TQ at 6700 with 11.5:1 compression on motor on the engine dyno but is built for up to a 300 shot