Another crate engine
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From: Kona Hi
Another crate engine
A friend is looking for a 383 to put in his El Camino and came across these guys http://www.enginefactory.com/index.html. Prices are a bit more than AR Racing's engines on Ebay, but they're supposed to be turnkey down to the dipstick. The engine is also run with timing and carb adjusted before shipping. So, anyone heard anything or had any experience, good, bad or otherwise with this outfit?
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Re: Another crate engine (Chevyguy)
The price doesn't look bad but I have no experience with them. An alternative may be the 383 crate engine that Chevy sells. They did a test in Hot Rod a few months ago and with just a cam change and some head work it was pulling almost 500 ft. lbs. of torque. I understand that Chevy is going to be selling pretty much the same version of that engine soon. Might be an alternative with a nice warranty. JMHO
