Tell me about my engine

[nickyg1478]

Hey guys I got a 95 two door tahoe. i got a 5.7 l V8 ..is this the famous 350cu that everyone talks about being so reliable and stuff? I'm really not familiar with anythin under the hood. Thanks

 

[SunlitComet]

yes it is the tried and true 350 small block but the 1996 and newer have improved burning heads.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_small-block_engine

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Google "small block chevy" in google images and video and enjoy the show.

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Here is just on blown one.

 

[nickyg1478]

Thanks a lot. Is the 96 vortec engine a lot different or is it still the same 350?

 

[blueflamed03]

totally different, you have a TBI, they changed the much improved in 1996.

 

[07Burb]

totally different, you have a TBI, they changed the much improved in 1996.

x2.... 95 was a dog for the 350. Things got MUCH better after that!!

 

[nickyg1478]

So 95 was the last year for throttle body injection? What year did they stop using the 350?

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Also which ones more reliable? I heard from other people that the engine in the 95 is actually more reliable but im just asking opinions

 

[SunlitComet]

In the US the last year was 1995 for TBI.

From wiki:
L31 applications:

• 1996–2003 Chevrolet Express/GMC Savana full-size vans
• 1996–1999 Chevrolet/GMC C/K full-size trucks
• 1996–1999 Chevrolet Suburban/GMC Suburban full-size long-wheelbase SUVs
• 1996–1999 Chevrolet Tahoe/GMC Yukon (and 2000 Tahoe Limited) full-size short-wheelbase SUVs
• 1999–2000 Cadillac Escalade

I personally think the Vortec are more reliable just because they have maximized to an extent what the short block can do. They are certainly more efficient at their work.

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Also the 350 is still used today in various forms of transport including boats. Other companies manufacture them to. The 350 is actually used in the Oscar Meyer Winer Mobile and I believe were also used in the starting carts for the SR-71 aircraft at one point. They are everywhere and can be bored to become a 383.

 

[blueflamed03]

The 350 will never die....

 

[SunlitComet]

Agreed.

 

[felixgun]

In the US the last year was 1995 for TBI.

From wiki:
L31 applications:

• 1996–2003 Chevrolet Express/GMC Savana full-size vans
• 1996–1999 Chevrolet/GMC C/K full-size trucks
• 1996–1999 Chevrolet Suburban/GMC Suburban full-size long-wheelbase SUVs
• 1996–1999 Chevrolet Tahoe/GMC Yukon (and 2000 Tahoe Limited) full-size short-wheelbase SUVs
• 1999–2000 Cadillac Escalade

I personally think the Vortec are more reliable just because they have maximized to an extent what the short block can do. They are certainly more efficient at their work.

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Also the 350 is still used today in various forms of transport including boats. Other companies manufacture them to. The 350 is actually used in the Oscar Meyer Winer Mobile and I believe were also used in the starting carts for the SR-71 aircraft at one point. They are everywhere and can be bored to become a 383.

daaaaaaaaaaaaamn sunlit you know your shit my friend