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so I need a new engine for my 79 vette and I was looking at gm's crate 350's or a rebuilt 350 on ebay from phoenix motors for around the same price with an intake manifold,more HP and a 1 year warranty. I know the GM 290hp crate motor sounds good but Its $1900 without shipping,tax,or an intake manifold. the phoenix motors rebuilt is that price shipped so what do you guys think or what are some other options I have? I am looking to spend around 2k for the motor
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Scoggin Dickey usually has a special around Thanksgiving offering free shipping on any GM crate engine. I got my ZZ4 from them for zero shipping charges. Subscribe to their newsletter and you'll get a notification.
Melting Slicks
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I just got a new crate motor from Pace performance. Its a 350/300HP and came with a new Edelbrock manifold. It was around $1,900 plus delivery. Its now sitting in my shed waiting for spring to get here.
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Buy local, or get a machine shop to build one for you. Go to the local track and ask more than one guy who build reliable motors. If you must buy a crate go to your local GM dealer and get a GM crate, I hear the Mexicans are getting pretty good at putting them together these days. At least you get the "it's your fault" warranty 
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That 290 GM Crate is a Dog. Rated net, a guy, here on this forum, installed one in his '81, replacing the stock motor. his 1/4 mile actually went UP 1.5 seconds. better to get a stout, rebuilt 4 bolt main short, and some after market $1k aluminum heads,, choose your own cam. that will be the medicine!
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the pace performance motor seems pretty good. http://paceperformance.com/index.asp...&ProdID=264227
I do have my l-82 engine block still but wont it cost more than 2 grand to rebuild it and get new heads?
if i buy a new engine i can get a few hundred bucks for the block I have
I do have my l-82 engine block still but wont it cost more than 2 grand to rebuild it and get new heads?
if i buy a new engine i can get a few hundred bucks for the block I have
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Melting Slicks
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the pace performance motor seems pretty good. http://paceperformance.com/index.asp...&ProdID=264227
I do have my l-82 engine block still but wont it cost more than 2 grand to rebuild it and get new heads?
if i buy a new engine i can get a few hundred bucks for the block I have
I do have my l-82 engine block still but wont it cost more than 2 grand to rebuild it and get new heads?
if i buy a new engine i can get a few hundred bucks for the block I have
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...46833-why.html
Drifting
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That thing is a Dog, with some black paint and a nice, aftermarket intake to fool the unschooled. 76cc heads? 190 intake valves?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...46833-why.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...46833-why.html
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I got my crate from Carolina Machine Engines. Just a bunch of Carolina boys that build a lot of race motors over the years and know what they are doing. Mine is a 350/400hp motor. It seems to be holding up after two years. It ran me right at $2,900 plus shipping. Jegs or Summit are great places to look too.
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how about one like this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHEVY...item19b76ac848
I would like to get aluminum heads and rebuild my block, but with a new intake manifold and carb thats gonna run over 3k. also I am using the th350 transmission how much HP is it good for? It has been rebuilt sometime in the recent past
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHEVY...item19b76ac848
I would like to get aluminum heads and rebuild my block, but with a new intake manifold and carb thats gonna run over 3k. also I am using the th350 transmission how much HP is it good for? It has been rebuilt sometime in the recent past
Melting Slicks
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If you all ready got $2k, save another 1k and get this motor:
http://www.yearone.com/serverfiles/f...=15&goBtn.y=10
http://www.yearone.com/serverfiles/f...=15&goBtn.y=10
Last edited by RunningMan373; Nov 7, 2009 at 05:20 PM.
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