Factory guide plates?
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Re: Factory guide plates? (DarkRose94)
Some people say that they were on LT1's to help aid engine assembly. I say that's crap because the LT1 F-bodies don't have them. Factory LT1's have self aligning rockers and the pushrods are not hardened and they do not come into contact with the guide plates. So I honestly don't know why the Vette's had them when other LT1's don't.
One of those little mysteries.
One of those little mysteries.
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Re: Factory guide plates? (DarkRose94)
Dave Emanuel in his book "Small-Block Chevy Performance mentions the non-hardened guide plates on the L98 that were only to hold the push rods during assembly.
