[Vwdiesel] GM V-8 diesels of the '80s

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/3/2008 5:46:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
pmdolan at sasktel.net writes:

> I am no Chevy guy, but I think you will find that there are only two bolt 
> patterns for 90+% of GM engines: Corporate large and copropate small.  The 
> corporate large is for all big block and small block v8s, and small is for the 
> V6s - and I think even some of the funny transverse V8 installations.


  That covers most of the gassers except the 5.7 was an Olds 
bolt pattern so you had to plug in an Olds 350 not a Chevy, if 
you wanted a drop in replacement for the diesel.  Of course the 
diesel torque converters are different from gassers from what I 
understand.  I think a lot of the V-6's use a different pattern from 
the standard small block V-8 but I'm not sure about that.
    Loren


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