For a good price. Let me know what you guys got

 

is there any difference in an 86 NA short block and an 86 Turbo short block?

 

I am assuming you mean only the block. Oil Feed for the Turbo.

 

is the oil pan the only difference?

 

upper balance shaft cover has the plug removed....
motor mount brackets are different

 

More of drilled and tapped than removed...but you're bascially right!

 

how much work is it to make an NA block work for a turbo car? if not too much I might have found a new project to start. Sorry for the highjack Mike!

 

No prob on the hijack. Always interesting to discuss ! If your interested I have many of the parts needed to make an n/a a turbo (and a GOOD piggyback to control fuel/ignition)

Anyway, I got one PM and I'm considering but I'm looking more for a good shortblock I could maybe just reseal and throw my head on... Anyone have anything else?

Hey Chris, I've got a question. Would you swap the balance shaft cover from a turbo to n/a block? Provided both block and cover surface is 100% flat. I've heard horror stories of massive oil leaks but I seem to doubt that...

 

The upper balance shaft housing is typically already tapped for the turbo oil feed, but just has a plug in it on the N/A's (1986 on anyway). The block itself is the same, just the external bolt-ons, pistons/rods are different.

If you swap the housing from another block, you will have to resurface the block/housing and have the bearing saddle rebored. The balance shaft housings and crank girdle are matched to a specific block and not interchangeable without machine work.