I've selected a new motor to install in my 1981 Corvette and am looking for a reputable engine installer in Oklahoma. I've had trouble finding any reviewers on the shops here so I figured the best would be to ask the actual consumer. The following are the specs on the engine. It is constructed by the Engine Factory in Lebanon, New Jersey.

383 CHEVY 460 HORSEPOWER STREET BEAST

REPLACES ANY SMALL BLOCK CHEVY WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS
4 BOLT MAIN 1 PIECE REAR SEAL BLOCK

NEW STROKER CRANKSHAFT

PERFORMANCE CONNECTING RODS

HYPEREUTECTIC PISTONS 10 TO 1 COMPRESSION

RUNS ON PUMP GAS

SPEED PRO MOLY RINGS

CUSTOM GROUND ROLLER CAMSHAFT

DURATION @ 050- 234/238

INTAKE LIFT .539 -- EXHAUST LIFT .548

DOUBLE ROLLER TIMING SET

HEAVY DUTY TRIMETAL ENGINE BEARINGS

MELLING HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP #M55HP

FEL-PRO GASKETS

NEW EDELBROCK PERFORMER RPM ALUMINUM HEADS WITH 64CC CHAMBERS #60899

NEW 2.02" STAINLESS INTAKE VALVES

NEW 1.60" STAINLESS EXHAUST VALVES

HARD SEATS AND GUIDES FOR UNLEADED FUEL

SCREW IN ROCKER STUDS

1.46 VALVE SPRINGS HANDLE VALVE LIFTS TO .575

NEW HARDENED PUSHRODS, GUIDE PLATES, AND ROLLER LIFTERS

ROLLER ROCKER ARMS

NEW CHROME OIL PAN AND CHROME TIMING COVER

NEW CHROME VALVE COVERS

NEW PERFORMANCE HARMONIC BALANCER DAMPER

NEW FLEXPLATE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

STANDARD TRANSMISSION FLYWHEEL EXTRA $250.00

BALANCED, BLUEPRINTED, ASSEMBLED AND PAINTED

NEW AIR GAP INTAKE MANIFOLD

NEW 4 BARREL CARBURETOR 800 CFM # 1813

NEW BLUE PRINTED HEI DISTRIBUTOR WITH 53,000 VOLT COIL

NEW CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS & HEAVY DUTY IGNITION WIRES, ELECTRIC CHOKE

HEAVY DUTY WIRE LOOMS

NEW THERMOSTAT CHROME HOUSING

NEW FUEL AND WATER PUMP

NEW FUEL LINES AND FUEL FILTER

NEW DIP STICK AND TUBE, OIL FILTER HOUSING AND OIL FILTER

NEW AIR CLEANER, COMPLETE P.C.V VENTILATION SYSTEM

 

Ask the guys in your local club. They will be your best bet....

 

Well in a relatively isolated of 800 people car clubs aren't exactly thriving here haha

 

You'll find most here are in the 'do it yourself"-er category. Have you asked the guys who supplied the engine this question?

 

Do you have an address for the shop (ie rt22) I live a few towns over from Lebanon NJ. I can ask around.

 

Replacing an engine is a job that pretty much any decent shop can do well.
Anyone in the area with a decent reputation is most likely safe.

 

Rent a hoist and do it yourself.

 

It's just south of route 78 on Cokesbury at exit 20B

 

Where is the car?

 

Shed near my home. Its for the most part a weekend car but the motor mounts had to be replaced so it was out of commission for a couple of days. Im located in North Central Oklahoma.

 

How did you come across this place when living in OK?

 

While being a local machining company they are also one of the most well reviewed online sellers of turnkey engines. I've read through hundreds of reviews on them and have found very few ratings on them that were less than just outstanding with the highlights being customer service and durability of their engines.

 

Or even buy a hoist. They're not that expensive.

 

when you own one, you suddenly have all sorts of uses for it.

 

I've got no issue with pulling the motor. I work on a farm and we already have a motor hoist the only issue is that 81 is the first year to have an on board computer on all models. While mechanics are my speciality electronics are not and I would like to get the car reassembled with all systems funtiOning correctly. I'd also like to not have the car not out of commission for more than a month.

 

New plan guys. New engine comes with vacuum advance distributor installed already. The motor will be pulled when shipment notification is received on the new motor. All computer connections will be unhooked. As the car is a manual trans it makes this much simpler with the only thing needing to be done is to simply let the check engine light glow until it inevitably burns out. The engine bay will be a lot cleaner without all the wires running to the carb, intake, and thermostat! Upon removal of the engine a Centerforce clutch will be installed to handle the additional power. Any ideas whether the stock 4-speed will have any issue handling that kind of power?