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Old 12-25-2022, 08:43 PM   #11
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Re: New purchase, lots of unknown

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Originally Posted by geezer#99 View Post
Never was a factory 496.
You need the casting number from the drivers side behind the head.
Those numbers you posted are part of the serial number of the vehicle the motor was put in originally.
There should be some other letters and numbers stamped on the pad.
A pic of the pad and the motor would help.
Welcome back from just down island!
Not in our generation of trucks, but GM did produce an 8.1 liter engine that was 496 cubic inches in the early 2000s
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