1988 350 Motor Questions

[Racer-X]

The motor in my 1988 chevy shot craps, The motor has center bolt heads, not sure about roller cam and TBI. My plan is to take a low mileage 1979 chevy 350 lower end mated with the 1988 heads (after rebuild) and TBI intake back into the truck. Will this work? Do the newer center bolt heads fit properly onto the older style blocks. Is reverse flow cooling an issue( not even sure if this motor is reverse flow cooling)? What am i getting into?

 

Thanks, Brian

[threearmsinjune]

The motor in my 1988 chevy shot craps, The motor has center bolt heads, not sure about roller cam and TBI. My plan is to take a low mileage 1979 chevy 350 lower end mated with the 1988 heads (after rebuild) and TBI intake back into the truck. Will this work? Do the newer center bolt heads fit properly onto the older style blocks. Is reverse flow cooling an issue( not even sure if this motor is reverse flow cooling)? What am i getting into?

 

Thanks, Brian

 

 

Brian the centerbolts are for the valve covers. The head bolt pattern did not change as far as I know. The cam style will be determined by the cam in the block you have. If all you are doing is swapping the heads and intake you should be just fine. This is about as specific as I know. perhaps you could get some casting numbers for better info? There are also some decent books on parts interchanges out there for cheap.

Chris