OK, I waited a few days till I could do some digging before I commented on this, and yeah, it's so far off topic it's silly...but anyway...
Yeah, other people were talking about other police cars so I thought I would too. That and the fact I get really chatty when I'm tired. Not so chatty that I talk to myself when no one else listens, I just think out loud
Anyway...
In 1994 the B bodies did not get the LT1 across the board. The LT1 was optional, the base model engine was in fact the L99 4.3 V8, to replace the base-model 305 in the earlier b-bodies. Dont know about the Caddies, other than the fact that they're really nice.
I've been told that the biggest difference in the block was that the B and F bodies had two bolt mains, the vette had four-bolt. The F body also has alumimum heads, as does the Vette, B bodies had iron heads IIRC. Cams were also different for every car. Havent looked into to MAFs and such, the only difference I'm sure of were interal. I'm not saying that the LT1s you saw in TA werent LT1s, they were just tuned different, just like the 350 in a 92 chevy truck and the 350 in the Camaro.
The wild prefomance difference would probably come from the fact that there were two different displacements in the LT1 family of engines. 85 cubes does make a big difference, as can gears, tuning and the condition of the engine.
Lastly, I have never seen a V6 Powered Caprice, but I'm not saying they dont exist. The fact that no one has ever seen this 4.3 V8 I speak of may be because they have the same external deminsions and accesories as the LT1 (hence the nickname, "baby LT1") The easiest way to tell them apart is either by looking at the exhaust (all L99s came with single exhast stock, all LT1s had dual exhaust), look at the 8th digit of the vin (P is the 5.7, W is the 4.3), or by simply looking at the emissions label on the radiator support. My 94 9C1 has single exhaust (not for long, hopefully), 8th digit is W, and says 4.3 on the emissions label, ans has eight plug wires, so you have, in fact, spoke with someone who not only has seen one, but currently owns one.
I realize this may not be proof enough, so you are welcome to look around the
NAISSO forums, or you could go to every to every parts store website and see what engines were available for a 1994 Caprice. Autozone.com, napaonline.com, and partsamerica.com, all list the 4.3L 265ci V8. Napa is the only one that lists the 4.3L 262ci V6, in addition to the 4.3 V8. If that doesnt satisfy you, then check out the goodwrench website, where you can purchase a
replacement 4.3 L99 V8 for just under $4300. More than what you'd pay for an LT1 shortblock at a junkyard, not to mention the LT4 intake, heads, and cam new from summitracing.com. Depending on how much the LT1 shortblock cost, one could also pay for the different fuel rails and have the computer reprogrammed. If I ever make it that far, I hope to have hooker headers on the 4.3.
It seems I have once again found myself in an online urinating competition because the motor in one of my cars suposedly doesnt exist, but at least its not in a chatroom.
I think I'll end my childish post with IM RIGHT, YOU'RE WRONG
Dont take it personally...