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Will a 94 lt1 work in a 95 car?

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Old 03-09-2008, 10:35 PM
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So i blew the motor in my 95 formula and i found a pretty sweet deal on a lt1 The only thing is its a out of a 94 car, is there anything i have too change too put in my car? Ive heard timing gears and the opti might have too be changed?
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My 95 Z28 has a 94 LT1
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It came like that from the factory?
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It came like that from the factory?
Sorry I should have clarified.. The motor was replaced after the previous owners before the previous owner blew up the original motor.
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Originally Posted by jayweasel
So i blew the motor in my 95 formula and i found a pretty sweet deal on a lt1 The only thing is its a out of a 94 car, is there anything i have too change too put in my car? Ive heard timing gears and the opti might have too be changed?
I could be wrong, but I think the 95 up have the double roller timing chain and the vented opti spark 2. It is a much better set up if that is indeed true.
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anybody have an answer?
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I dunno about the timing chain so that may or may not be true, but 95+ for sure has a vented opti while 93 and 94 don't. You can easily convert a 93 or 94 engine to a vented setup though.




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