I don't actually have the heads; I just had an opportunity to buy them but
decided against them after advice from others on the list. As another list
member pointed out in an earlier post, GM actually started using a version of
the Vortec heads around 1987.
Mark
Doug Pewterbaugh wrote:
> I thought Vortec heads only came out in 1996. How do you get them from a
> 1988 model vehicle?
>
> Regards,
> Doug Pewterbaugh
> dpewter@msn.com
> Denton, TX
> 49 3104 216 5-window
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Mintmier" <tenisguy@gte.net>
> To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 6:58 PM
> Subject: [oletrucks] Vortec Heads x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
>
> > I'm still trying to find the right engine for my '50, but I know that I
> > want a 350 and I'd like it to have Vortec heads. I've recently come
> > across a set of freshly machined Vortec heads from a 1988 Chevy truck.
> > My question is, if I get the heads before I get a block, is there
> > anything that I have to be aware of or watch out for? Are there certain
> > years to which I will have to limit my search, or will the Vortec heads
> > fit on any 350 block? Also, are there any issues regarding intake
> > manifolds for these heads?
> >
> > Thanks for the guidance,
> > Mark
> > 1950 3100
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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