Engine Swap?
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Instructor
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From: Kitchener Ontario
Engine Swap?
Hi All
The motor in my 1980 L82 broke the crank!
A friend has a TBI 350 from a 1986 Chevy Blazer that I can have to put in my car till I can afford to get my motor fixed.
My question is will the intake from my L82 fit the other motor? Has anyone done this before.........will the swap work?
Thanks
The motor in my 1980 L82 broke the crank!
A friend has a TBI 350 from a 1986 Chevy Blazer that I can have to put in my car till I can afford to get my motor fixed.
My question is will the intake from my L82 fit the other motor? Has anyone done this before.........will the swap work?
Thanks
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: columbus oh
Hi All
The motor in my 1980 L82 broke the crank!
A friend has a TBI 350 from a 1986 Chevy Blazer that I can have to put in my car till I can afford to get my motor fixed.
My question is will the intake from my L82 fit the other motor? Has anyone done this before.........will the swap work?
Thanks
The motor in my 1980 L82 broke the crank!
A friend has a TBI 350 from a 1986 Chevy Blazer that I can have to put in my car till I can afford to get my motor fixed.
My question is will the intake from my L82 fit the other motor? Has anyone done this before.........will the swap work?
Thanks
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: League City TX
Are you sure its an '86? From my memory, '87 was the first year for TBI on Chevy trucks.
It also seems like they used an adapter to mount the TBI unit onto a carbed intake.
This is all from memory though, and its been many years since I have looked an an engine from that time.
It also seems like they used an adapter to mount the TBI unit onto a carbed intake.
This is all from memory though, and its been many years since I have looked an an engine from that time.
Racer
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Pensacola Fla
bolts
As Driveshaft stated,87 was the first year for throttle body injection.If you have an 86 engine you should be good with bolting up to your excisting manifold.The TBI bolt pattern is different only by the angle of the bolts,carb manifold still has an angle to the heads pattern and TBI is almost flat manifold to the heads.As for the 87 you could always use your heads if needed.
Instructor
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From: salisbury missouri
im doing this right now with a 1986 corvette block (one piece rear seal) going into my 1980 vett with a 1972 cast-iron intake and quadrajet carb.
got my engine together but i still need to order my flywheel for a 1986 block and starter and torkconverter for a 1980 turbo 350.
It will work im doing right now
got my engine together but i still need to order my flywheel for a 1986 block and starter and torkconverter for a 1980 turbo 350.
It will work im doing right now
