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: 70 LS5 matching number 289 block????


Dwayne Martin
Sep 28th, 04, 9:43 AM
There is an add for a '70 LS5 in the classified section on this site. The engine code is for a '70 LS5 and the vin derivative matches the car's vin#, BUT they list the casting as a 289 casting. I thought that the 289 block wasn't introduced until late in '71. How is this possible?