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What should I do for a motor?? ~PCV fixed, now what?~

colbystephens said:
don't know, but rebuilding an engine is a pretty easy task.
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One rebuild and he's an expert... :rolleyes: Get back to me when it's got 50,000 on it or you've done a dozen....

BigBlaze..... get a crate... You can get a 330hp small block for 1700.. Way more cost effective these days.. Thats what we do at work now.. I haven't rebuilt a bottom end in years.. By the time you pull it, disassemble, machine work, reassemble, it's more effective to just buy a long block.. And honestly, I'm not sure your ready to do a rotating assembly...
 
ryoken said:
One rebuild and he's an expert... :rolleyes: Get back to me when it's got 50,000 on it or you've done a dozen....

BigBlaze..... get a crate... You can get a 330hp small block for 1700.. Way more cost effective these days.. Thats what we do at work now.. I haven't rebuilt a bottom end in years.. By the time you pull it, disassemble, machine work, reassemble, it's more effective to just buy a long block.. And honestly, I'm not sure your ready to do a rotating assembly...
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Hey now, are you doubting my mechanical ability?:D Your probably right...Maybe I`ll start doing a little research on crate motors....Any recommendations from thy great one?:D
 
What are the smog laws like in MA???

By the Spring, I'm probably going to have two extra engines sitting around.....one is a pretty basic, but good running 350SBC, and the other is a 396BBC.

Unless you are willing to deep-six the existing TBI system you've got (or are willing to work on the retrofit) neither engine would be a "drop in" replacement.
 
http://www.rebuilt-auto-engines.com/...02105191356.a8

i couldent believe these peoples prices though, heck you can get a long block 427-454 for 1$14-1700 by the time you thru an intake and carb and exhaust and ignition....you can have big block power for $2400 prolly, their 350's $1100 surely you could swap a cam if you wanted too. they even sell the 383 longblock for 1700!

http://www.rebuilt-auto-engines.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?catid=111&eid=111092&sid=1AlF2z1VWM9q8eH-39106423043.89
 
what I'd do...

If it were my truck needing a motor,I'd do one of two things:

1. Buy a GM replacement motor from a dealership for about 1500 bucks,brand new..with a warranty,if I planned to keep it forever..
2. Buy a good used motor from a boneyard or other source,and drop it in..there was a 1987 TBI 350 on "craigslist" boston site yesterday for 100 bucks in Mason NH,with low mileage!..(I'd post a link if I knew how)..

I see no real reason to do a "backyard rebuild" anymore..they rarely pan out,or run for very long,and you'd spend as much as a new motor by the time you get it bored,honed,cam bearings put in,reground crank,valve job on the heads,etc..sure,its fun to learn how to do it,(for some guys anyway)--and you have the satisfaction of saying "I rebuilt it myself"..but it isnt that much cheaper,and you still have an old motor,with no warranty...

I've had better luck with good running used junkyard motors than some "rebuilts" I owned in the past..many guys can "rebuild" a motor,but few do it correctly,and they usually dont last long at all..even motors professionally rebuilt can die early..many dont like being bored out,and crack after a few thousand miles,or the first time you get it hot..:crazy:
 
Greg72 said:
What are the smog laws like in MA???

By the Spring, I'm probably going to have two extra engines sitting around.....one is a pretty basic, but good running 350SBC, and the other is a 396BBC.

Unless you are willing to deep-six the existing TBI system you've got (or are willing to work on the retrofit) neither engine would be a "drop in" replacement.
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what do you mean?
 
Greg72 said:
What are the smog laws like in MA???

By the Spring, I'm probably going to have two extra engines sitting around.....one is a pretty basic, but good running 350SBC, and the other is a 396BBC.

Unless you are willing to deep-six the existing TBI system you've got (or are willing to work on the retrofit) neither engine would be a "drop in" replacement.
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396 BBC? :thinking: tell me more :ears:
 
ryoken said:
One rebuild and he's an expert... :rolleyes:
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never claimed to be an expert, but i have done it and i know i did it well. :) i just don't see what's so difficult about it. yeah, it's a detail-oriented job which is time consuming, particularly when you do it right. tedious? yes. difficult? no. what about it do you find to be difficult?

Get back to me when it's got 50,000 on it or you've done a dozen....
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probably won't ever make the dozen rebuild mark, but i'll letcha know when i get to 50K.


BBlaze:
it's not as cost effective considering time as doing a crate, but if i had to do it over again, i would absolutely rebuild my engine myself. the knowledge you'll gain is priceless.
 
The GM crate motors are the best deal right now; good enough that SDPC and Summit and Jegs and Pace etc., sell them. No reason not to get the 383, other than more $$.:D
It is a different story if you want to learn.
 
colbystephens said:
never claimed to be an expert, but i have done it and i know i did it well. :) i just don't see what's so difficult about it. yeah, it's a detail-oriented job which is time consuming, particularly when you do it right. tedious? yes. difficult? no. what about it do you find to be difficult?
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I'm just poking at you, and I'm sure you understand why... There's nothing a mechanic hates more than someone who does a job once and thinks he's an authority on the subject.. I've found MANY bosses who are like that... No offense, but I'll take the guys word who's done a 100... Ya know?

Anyway, I certainly don't find any of it difficult, I've certainly done enough.. But as mentioned, there are speciality tools, quite a few little tricks and tidbits... And certainly many areas a novice can screw up, bearings and rings don't like a lot of room for error.. :wink1:

More often than not, a novice will screw SOMETHING up.. Congrats to you on a successful job, but I would venture to guess, beginner success percentages aren't the greatest...
 
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