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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 02:57 PM
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Anyone know off hand what the letter/number name designation is for the 8.1 496?? What's it called and L something?
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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 05:44 PM
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It's a Vortec 8100
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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 05:46 PM
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I know that thanks but it has a motor designation other than that
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i think it could be something like LQ9 or LQ4.... i think those were truck engines
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those are the small block motors, the big block is designated an L18
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so it's an L18?
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according to gm's website thats the rpo code for it
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Thank you very much
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