engine swap between 90 and 91 chevy c1500

Asked by chevy_man_21 Sep 05, 2012 at 10:10 AM about the Chevrolet C/K 1500

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i have a '90 chevy c1500 short wheel base and my uncle has a '91 c1500 extended cab both have same engine. is there any difference in the computer? we are gonna swap trucks but want to keep our engines bc his is a newer crate engine and mine is the original. both are tbi and have same mounts. is there anything i should look out for or need to modify?

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I belive they are the same, the only difference is if one is 4x4 and one isnt for oil pan and filter, or stick vs automatic for the computer.

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