2 or 4 bolt main
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2001
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From: Wichita KS
Colvin's book, "Corvette by the Numbers", page 109 states that Flint records reflect that 1981-1982 Corvettes received only 2-bolt applications. This is for block # 14010207. Also indicated is the remote possibility that a #14010209 block from Tonawanda might have found its way into a 1980-1982 Corvette.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 3,323
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From: Green Valley Arizona
As there were no engine choices in '81; the L81 was the only choice, and it was only rated at 190 or 195 hp....why would anyone think it was a 4 bolt main engine?
Anyways the block in my '81 is only a 2 bolt.
Anyways the block in my '81 is only a 2 bolt.
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