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Old Feb 20, 2002 | 07:36 PM
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Default Do LS1s have "matching numbers"?

You know, like the old muscle cars have the block #s match the vin #s or the head #s match anything or are they just any pair off the shelf. Im wondering because Im doin a H&C package, but if the #s match my cat, the Ill buy a used set of heads for the core. TIA.
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Old Feb 20, 2002 | 08:03 PM
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All of the parts block, heads, transmission, etc. just have part numbers. They have no specific number to the vin number. I called a person at GM to find this out because they had to replace my tranny and i didnt want non-matching numbers.
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Old Feb 20, 2002 | 10:18 PM
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i had my vin number etched /stamped on the block.
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Old Feb 20, 2002 | 10:52 PM
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My tranny had the Vin # stamped on it,
in a wierd brial type way.
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Old Feb 21, 2002 | 01:28 AM
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Yeah I've thought about that. Anyone keep there heads when they get ported ones so they can put them back on? That way you could sell the ported heads later on.
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Old Feb 21, 2002 | 02:54 AM
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I kept my original set of heads from the last car and it was a damn lucky thing b/c I had to have something to put on the car so I could remove the ported ones after the flood. <img src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" border="0">
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Old Feb 21, 2002 | 09:10 AM
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The ORIGINAL block and tranny have the VIN numbers stamped on them <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">
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Old Feb 21, 2002 | 09:35 AM
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All cars and truck have #s on them, it is how the factory identifies them. <img src="graemlins/formula.gif" border="0" alt="[Pontiac]" />
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It is not the full VIN number, according to the information I read. It was only the last 6 or 7 digits of the VIN. Anyone know which digits for sure?

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