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pumpkin · 06-05-2010, 12:59 PM

Small block chev is a small block chev. If its in a corvett, its a corvett engine, if its in a truck, its a truck small block. Most vetted just came with regular old small blocks, maybee a bit better cam, its not till you get into things like an LT1. 2.02 heads, SOLID lifter cams, forged cranks, stronger rods and such. Having a corvette 350 means nothing. I have a motorhome sbc 400 in my blazer that will wax a vette 350. Get over the Corvette option. Gm did on ocasion put hotter than called for 350's in vehicles, by mistake, at change overs, or when thay ran out of what was called for. I have a buddy that worked at a GM dealer back when our trucks were new, and he found a few of these. He tells me that the owners of these vehicles, would come in complaining that the engine didn't idle as smooth as his neighbors. So under warranty the would change out the Corvette camshaft for the smaller cam.

06-05-2010, 12:59 PM	#9
pumpkin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: East Sooke B.C. Canada Posts: 543	Re: GM factory mistake, 350 Vet motor in my 72. Small block chev is a small block chev. If its in a corvett, its a corvett engine, if its in a truck, its a truck small block. Most vetted just came with regular old small blocks, maybee a bit better cam, its not till you get into things like an LT1. 2.02 heads, SOLID lifter cams, forged cranks, stronger rods and such. Having a corvette 350 means nothing. I have a motorhome sbc 400 in my blazer that will wax a vette 350. Get over the Corvette option. Gm did on ocasion put hotter than called for 350's in vehicles, by mistake, at change overs, or when thay ran out of what was called for. I have a buddy that worked at a GM dealer back when our trucks were new, and he found a few of these. He tells me that the owners of these vehicles, would come in complaining that the engine didn't idle as smooth as his neighbors. So under warranty the would change out the Corvette camshaft for the smaller cam.