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Old 07-06-2018, 08:57 PM
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Well to get started I have a 1994 Chevy K 1500 with a 5.7 350 throttle body injected in it everything on the truck is stock I wanted to swap out my cylinder heads but for my truck I don't know exactly what heads I should swap to or have any ideas as to where to start a few months ago I was able to get a hold of L92 cylinder heads off of a 2007 Cadillac Escalade 6.2. Now I don't know if the cylinder heads that I have would be able to fit on my truck so I'm looking for any ideas that you have or anybody has as to the direction that I should go with the cylinder heads now what I would like to do with the motor I would like to swap the cylinder heads I would like to put a different cam in the truck I'm just not sure where I should start any help to kind of point me in the right direction would be so greatly appreciated thank you so much guys
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Nothing is the same between an old school small block 350 and the LS engine.

Those cylinders will not work.

Most guys tend to swap to 96-99 vortec 350 cylinder heads or go aftermarket aluminum cylinder heads from a vendor. I'm not that up to date on what all there is for those old 350's but I'm sure you'll find a lot that can be done.

You are limited by the fuel system too. The TBI fuel system can't really be "tuned" so going to a carb isn't a bad idea.
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Yep the L31 Vortec Heads from 96 to 2000. If you are going with a higher lift camshaft have the stud bosses machined down and threaded for screw in studs and guide plates. They have 64cc chambers that will boost compression ratios to 9.5:1


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