engine builders tell me what this is?

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12-28-2011, 04:34 PM

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Just got back from the machine shop he said it was misplaced and def does not belong to a ls motor.

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12-28-2011, 05:10 PM

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im almost sure its the oil plug that's in the rear of the block right under the head if its a sbc or lt1 here is a pic for an example look at the white errow

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12-28-2011, 07:25 PM

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im almost sure its the oil plug that's in the rear of the block right under the head if its a sbc or lt1 here is a pic for an example look at the white errow

No oil plug there on any factory LS motor...

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12-28-2011, 07:50 PM

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im almost sure its the oil plug that's in the rear of the block right under the head if its a sbc or lt1 here is a pic for an example look at the white errow

It's prolly off a sbc from his shop he had a ton of them from the dirt track season.

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01-02-2012, 09:17 PM

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Seen someone build a 6.0 without putting these in. No oil pressure at all. There are 1-2 of these plugs and they go in the back of the oil galley, you push it in the hole on the passenger side I believe

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01-02-2012, 09:19 PM

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If this indeed an ls part lol can't really see too well

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01-03-2012, 07:00 AM

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It looks like a set screw used in CNC tooling.

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01-03-2012, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Darkman

The engine builders were asked; and the engine builders have answered. I suppose it is just hard to prove a negative.......

http://www.grrrr8.net/crazypaul/GEN%...20Hardware.pdf

Nice find! although the head on the plug is different than the ones in the catalog. Im not sure what it is neither

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