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Originally Posted by leftybass209
If you are sure it was a late 80's car, then there couldn't be any way it's an LS engine. Rather, you most likely have some other engine model code, such as LT-1 for instance, which is much more associated with old-school gen I sbc's in relation to the LS engines.
Does it have electronics above the valve covers? Does it look like a SBC or does it look like a new aluminum motor?
In that respect, staying with a gen I or II SBC would put you miles ahead. The crate engine suggestion is spot on. You can rob most of the functioning accessories and extras from what you currently have or what's on the truck, and have a 0 mile motor for pennies what it would cost to rebuild a SBC (if that's what the motor you have truly is).
Pictures always help!!!!!!
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Agree. Need more information and a photo would really help.
Through 1990 the Police Caprice had a 350 Carbureted engine. That was the '71-76 or '77-90 body style. The Police engine may have 4 bolt mains, but who knows. That engine would directly bolt into a '67-72 truck and use either accessories from the truck or the car. A 700R4 is easy to add and factory brackets and TV cables exist for Q-jet carbs. a 305 (and 4.3 V6) that was TBI fuel injected was also available in the last few years-see '91-93 for possibilities.
1991-1996 Body Style B-body are all fuel injected. The engine will bolt in and use the 67-72 truck exhaust manifolds. The '91-93 is throttle body injected and a 700R4 is easy to add and brackets and TV cables exist. You can use accessories from either the truck or the car. '94-96 is the LT1 (also '92-96 Corvette and '93-97 F-body) and must use LT1 accessories from car. A 700R4 is possible to add but was only available that way for 1992 Corvette. An LT1 is easy to tell from older small blocks. It has no distributor and the spark plug wires go behind the water pump to the opti-spark.
After 1996/1997 there are no more car applications for the original small-block. It remained in pickups until 2000. The LS style engines began in 1997 Corvette followed by 1998 F-bodies and in 2000 the trucks.
Hope that helps. Post some kind of picture so we know what you have.