Need NJ Engine Shop
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Need NJ Engine Shop
Can anyone recommend a good engine shop, preferably in north Jersey. I've been looking on a few of the sections and can't seem to get any solid recommendations. I'm looking to do a 383 stroker with the 350/350 NOM stock motor on my '69.
Thanks,
Joe
Thanks,
Joe
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From: Bergen County, NJ Democrats, doing for the country what they did for Michigan
Where in Jersey? I hear that Gemini in Little Ferry on Mooache St, off of river up the block from Shotrite, is good. They build many custom and drag cars. I have no direct experience with them.
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From: Bergen County, NJ Democrats, doing for the country what they did for Michigan
Originally Posted by cicconjo
Looking more toward the north, Newark area.
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Call Rich at North Jersey performance in Emerson. They have built at least 10 engines for me never a problem. Rich always calls with progress along the way and is always finished when they say or before.
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Originally Posted by Marc00C5
Cartek is in Garfield and also is a forum sponcer 
They are in Garwood, and I think the deal more with the C5s and LS1 engines. A friend had a lot of work done on his 2003 there and said they are very good tuners.
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Originally Posted by cicconjo
Looking more toward the north, Newark area.
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Our engine guy is in Clifton ... he works on drag cars as well as used to race corvettes. He is building our 454 engine thats being put in to our 1968 .. and built our mercedes 1959 190 sl engine, lol...
i can get his number if you want.
kosta
i can get his number if you want.
kosta
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Originally Posted by StephenT
They are in Garwood, and I think the deal more with the C5s and LS1 engines. A friend had a lot of work done on his 2003 there and said they are very good tuners.
They are in Garwood, and i usually see C5's out by the shop. Which would lead me to believe that like StephenT said above they mostly do LS1 work....but try calling them. They are a CF supporting vender
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Greens Performance Center in Red Bank. Central Jersey, but they are five minutes off the Garden State Parkway. Very easy to get to. Simply put they build great engines. Drag, show. They are super. Talk to Vinnie. He is the owner, all his guys know there stuff. Right not they have SS Chevelle in the shop on its way to Jackson Barret, $80,000. car. Boni Jovi's convert been in there. Walking into his shop is great, last week 55 chevy 700hp in one bay, the Jackson Barret SS in another, 57 chevy with 400hp being installed in another, 67 pont. gto conv.in another! It's just fun to walk in a look at the cars. Vinnie builds very sturdy engines. What ever you want. Tell them Ed said hi. 
732-842-4383.
732-842-4383.
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Thanks. This is one of the places I heard of. I'm compiling a list of about 8-10 places and will give them a call as soon as I can.
If anyone has any input as to how much a decent 383 build-up would be from my existing 350 I'd love to know. Not looking to brake the bank, just get something going that I can use on the street and potentially build on a bit later. I've heard estimates as low as 2K to as high as 5K.
Joe
If anyone has any input as to how much a decent 383 build-up would be from my existing 350 I'd love to know. Not looking to brake the bank, just get something going that I can use on the street and potentially build on a bit later. I've heard estimates as low as 2K to as high as 5K.
Joe
