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Old May 17, 2010 | 04:15 PM
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6.0 chevy vortec Aluminum heads would not work on a 350 would they? Worth $200?
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Old May 17, 2010 | 10:46 PM
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Those heads will bolt right on this block from Bill Mitchell but not yours

Link: http://www.worldcastings.com/product...ron-block.html
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Nope, the 6.0 is an LSx based engine, not a standard Gen I smallblock like we've got. The blocks and heads are totally and completely different and not even close to interchangable.
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Well, thanks for the replys.
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Originally Posted by Bugman Jeff
Nope, the 6.0 is an LSx based engine, not a standard Gen I smallblock like we've got. The blocks and heads are totally and completely different and not even close to interchangable.
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