LS! ECM Specs

[Jim Davies]

On Wed, 19 Nov 1997, steve ravet wrote:

> dzorde wrote:
> > 
> > Is this the one with quad OHC, if so how much is the alloy block and does it
> > fit the old style 350 alloy heads, does it allow for pushrod setup, or is it
> > a completely new design.
> 
> This is a brand new design from the ground up.  It shares the same bore
> center spacing as the venerable small block, but that's about it.  It's
> a deep skirt all aluminum block.  Deep skirt meaning that the block
> extends down past the centerline of the crank.  It's still a pushrod, 2
> valve/cylinder design.  The intake is a single piece design made from
> *plastic*, assembled by a third party (Bosch?), shipped to Bowling Green
> and put on.  Injectors etc. are already on it.  I don't believe there
> are any interchangeable parts from the old SBC.  

Rod bearings are the same.

Jim Davies