6.0L Gen IV iron block, part number?
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Well, that is actually what I was trying to figure out. What is the difference? I have seen vendors advertising the use of an LQ4/LQ9 block in a shortblock kit, for example, then offering to upgrade it to a Gen IV iron block for $XXX. I didn't know there were different versions. I am about to build a stroker 6.0L iron engine and want to make sure I get the right block for my application.
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look here....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/6-0-C...item3359376b40
same as any other 6.0 but it is GEN IV specs... DOD/AFM capable, external knock sensors and front mounted cam sensor.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/6-0-C...item3359376b40
same as any other 6.0 but it is GEN IV specs... DOD/AFM capable, external knock sensors and front mounted cam sensor.
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To my knowledge there is no 6.0l cast iron block that does not have the cam pickup at the back of the block. This (in my eyes) still categorizes it as a GenIII. I just opened up one of the GMPP bare blocks and it still has the knock sensor locations in the middle of the valley, the side bosses are not drilled, and it still has the cam pickup in the back. I bet that the block on that ebay ad is a 5.3l. The newer ones use the AFM/DOD and have the front pickup and, as of today, are roughly half and half with iron and alum. GM does not part number alot of the blocks that they have. BUT a casting number would be nice.
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To my knowledge there is no 6.0l cast iron block that does not have the cam pickup at the back of the block. This (in my eyes) still categorizes it as a GenIII. I just opened up one of the GMPP bare blocks and it still has the knock sensor locations in the middle of the valley, the side bosses are not drilled, and it still has the cam pickup in the back. I bet that the block on that ebay ad is a 5.3l. The newer ones use the AFM/DOD and have the front pickup and, as of today, are roughly half and half with iron and alum. GM does not part number alot of the blocks that they have. BUT a casting number would be nice.
The block in the E-bay link is a LY6. And is cast 6.0L IV