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Old 01-06-2015, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by travmon View Post
I guess I can order one and see what it is when I get it. I am however very curious as to the origin of this particular block, it is not a motor that has a huge high performance(build platform) following nor do I see it being a huge replacement block market for standard repairs.( most are still running ) It would be easier for me to believe they bought a bunch of overstock ( phased out of inventory) blocks from GM..I cant see anyone tooling up to make an aftermarket iron block that had no improvements or raised deck height that didn't have a huge standard replacement need for daily drivers ? STRANGE...
I will check with some friends that own machine shops and see how many LS motors they are doing standard rebuilds on.. These days the motors outlive the vehicle...

Yup that's exactly what I was thinking...
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