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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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anyone know any good engine rebuilders in the st.louis area? i have an 89 cpe with 216xxx on it and i just bought headers and am going to get a cam and some other go fast parts but i want to make sure the engine will be able to handle the mods. maybe bore it to a 355 or possibly go 383. thanks
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anyone know any good engine rebuilders in the st.louis area? i have an 89 cpe with 216xxx on it and i just bought headers and am going to get a cam and some other go fast parts but i want to make sure the engine will be able to handle the mods. maybe bore it to a 355 or possibly go 383. thanks
May be cheaper to grab a crate motor. If you already have some parts you could grab a shortblock

I grabbed my big block off ebay for $3500 delivered and it even included the intake. I could not have built the same motor for that money. Heck, it would have probably cost more than that to rebuild my 350 with some go fast in it.
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