Thread: 5.7 vortec rebuild ?? will non vortec heads work ?
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Old 01-23-2020, 10:59 AM   #5
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Re: 5.7 vortec rebuild ?? will non vortec heads work ?
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Originally Posted by Captainfab View Post
The '96-'02 L30 & L31 engines are still a GEN I small block, just with some upgrades. Yes you can run your 882's on that '96 block and yes you can run a factory roller cam. You will just need the correct length pushhrods. The factory L31 cam is a bit on the small side
The L31 cam is actually quite a bit larger than the most of the cams that came in these trucks. I'll agree though it's not a high performance cam by most standards.
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