68 l88
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Cruising
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68 l88 427 ?
im thinking of selling my engine , stock 68 ,standard pistons, block, rods, crank cut 10,aluminum closed chamber heads dated 1967 ,no manifold, not stock cam. its a CE block, i had this for over 25 years and just had it rebuilt and put in my nova, just started and maybe 15 street miles. just wondering what you guys think i can get for it. really not sure what its worth, thinking of going to big inch pump gas and letting someone put engine where it belongs in the right car not my race nova. any serious ideas?
Last edited by robgbar; Dec 16, 2009 at 03:05 PM.
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Cruising
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sorry,my bad. its a 427 close chamber aluminum head big block,12.5 to 1, 7/16 rods its 1968 and its a CE block which is a factory replacement engine. so it could be put in the right car to make it number correct,just trying to come up with a number to sell for, if cant ill just race the crap out of it and hope nothing happens, but it belongs in a car that needs that hard to find engine
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The above combination appears to be a 68 L88 short block, 'if' it has 12.5 pistons and full floating pins....7/16 rods are standard for 68 heavy duty engines.....used without full floating pins through and including the the LS6 and LS7 solid lifter engines......
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eagle275?
A picture of the motor. Here is the OP's question / statement:
"just started and maybe 15 street miles. just wondering what you guys think i can get for it. really not sure what its worth,"
Quality pictures of said motor may assist the OP and let others who may be interested, a glimpse at the condition of the motor and will generate questions. Pictures most definitely will aid in assessing the value, don't you think?
A picture of the motor. Here is the OP's question / statement:
"just started and maybe 15 street miles. just wondering what you guys think i can get for it. really not sure what its worth,"
Quality pictures of said motor may assist the OP and let others who may be interested, a glimpse at the condition of the motor and will generate questions. Pictures most definitely will aid in assessing the value, don't you think?
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mike why cant it replace a missing or bad motor in a car thats missing this year motor, or put in a car that was a l88 and someone took that motor out or blew it up years ago. it is a factory replacement, if some one cant use it this way its just another block i thought it being a CE might help someone out. im not sure you guys know
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mike why cant it replace a missing or bad motor in a car thats missing this year motor, or put in a car that was a l88 and someone took that motor out or blew it up years ago. it is a factory replacement, if some one cant use it this way its just another block i thought it being a CE might help someone out. im not sure you guys know
To other people matching numbers means 'all the numbers are correct' to match up with a typical factory installed engine. This includes, the block casting number, casting date, engine plant ***'y code and VIN derivative on the stamp pad. Your engine might have the correct casting number, but the casting date is almost certainly long after the car build date. It's dead in the water right there. The stamp pad info 'brands' the engine as being a later engine as well.
CE engines were not just factory warranty replacements, they were over the counter crate engines that anyone could buy.
I'm not saying that it's a bad engine, just that it cannot be 'numbers matching' unless somebody want to add yet another new definition to the term.
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Thanks Roger, its just a pain and $ to get race gas to play around on the street and just go cruise, thats why i was looking to sell and get a big inch pump gas motor, people what to buy it but still dont know what to ask.
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never raced yet, hoping for mid 10s. had a small roller put in . didn't want to cut pistons but now i think its not going to work, too small. if i keep it maybe cut pistons or go back to I88 cam. right now don't know what im going to do.sure is fun driving it, makes me feel like a kid again
