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Old May 12, 2018 | 06:15 AM
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Hi All!! The engine of my C3 ended his life. I'm very undecided if repair it or buy a new one.
I found on JEGS these engine:

67cc Vortec iron heads, 350hp:
https://www.jegs.com/i/ATK-Engines/059/HP32/10002/-1

64cc Vortec Heads, 330hp with a milder cam:
https://www.jegs.com/i/Chevrolet-Per...10007/10002/-1

64cc Patriot alu heads 375hp:
https://www.jegs.com/i/Blueprint-Eng...12CT1/10002/-1

what do you think?
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Originally Posted by oVoSanto
Hi All!! The engine of my C3 ended his life. I'm very undecided if repair it or buy a new one.
I found on JEGS these engine:

67cc Vortec iron heads, 350hp:
https://www.jegs.com/i/ATK-Engines/059/HP32/10002/-1

64cc Vortec Heads, 330hp with a milder cam:
https://www.jegs.com/i/Chevrolet-Per...10007/10002/-1

64cc Patriot alu heads 375hp:
https://www.jegs.com/i/Blueprint-Eng...12CT1/10002/-1

what do you think?


How much to ship to Italy ?
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How much to ship to Italy ?
About 700$. With the EUR @ 0,83 is not too expensive.
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I got a 383 from smedingperformance.com, shipping to Spain was around 1k by air. I got a complete engine, dino tuned, etc; which seemed to make more sense given the expense of getting additional parts later on (and the issues with trying to chase a potential warranty problem).

I also have an L-48 for sale if you are interested...
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I got a 383 from smedingperformance.com, shipping to Spain was around 1k by air. I got a complete engine, dino tuned, etc; which seemed to make more sense given the expense of getting additional parts later on (and the issues with trying to chase a potential warranty problem).

I also have an L-48 for sale if you are interested...
I haven't considered complete engine because i have a complete dress kit (edelbrock intake, holley carb etc..)...
Smending sells very good stuff!
Thanks for the L48 but I'm searching more power
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that last link say they use an externally balanced flexplate to find out in advance what clutch etc to use so theres no balance issue
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that last link say they use an externally balanced flexplate to find out in advance what clutch etc to use so theres no balance issue
The last link is a very interesting engine.

What about the first one? Internally balanced and a lot of torque for the price.
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I would go with motor number 2, since it states the block is drilled and tapped for clutch linkage
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