Resolved is my engine block a 6 bolt or 7 bolt? engine serial numbers?

[thewhiteone]

alright so there has been some questioning between myself and the people who I purchased my 98 gsx from.

he payed for a 6 bolt swap, however everything i can see from the exterior of the engine, oil pan and head studs for instance, are telling me that the block is a seven bolt.

Im trying to find away to track the serial numbers back to a chasis number.

does anyone know a way this can be done so I know if i need to pull the transmission out for some proof?

My mechanic swears that there is no way this is a 6 bolt engine.

 

[donniekak]

What is the vin on the engine block?

 

[19Eclipse90]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/cylinder-head-short-block/390960-block-identification.html#post152446420

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/cylinder-head-short-block/390833-physical-difference-between-6-7-bolt-blocks.html#post152445368

 

[thewhiteone]

alright so it turns out the block is the only thing from a 6 bolt on the motor.
they re-used the oil pump and pan???

I cant figure out why they would do so.

So its a six bolt,

just a very poorly built one I guess.
there goes my money