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Old 07-24-2012, 05:53 AM   #12
Joefishizzle
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Originally Posted by cre View Post
The 7M is much beefier and better balanced, there are reasons one may choose to go with either one.

The only thing the N/A block saw before the GTE did were the beefier block castings (extra and stronger ribs and I think some heavier bosses and minor increases in outer wall thickness). These started showing up in '88 on the GE but not on the GTE until mid '89 or so, if I remember correctly.
So would i be wise to use the 6M crank if either motor has one? and also would it be better to use the my 86.5 GE block over the 89 GTE block?

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