New engine help
 

alright guys heres my issue.
i have a 65 chevy with a beat up 350. its basicly a parts engine witch i figured out when i took it appart to clean it. the block is from a 70 car, heads are 76-85 truck, i think. intake is a 68 truck. 2 barrel rochester year vehicle ??? who knows. i tried to make it work but now the valve stems are bad and rocker nuts keep loosening. block is bored .40. im tired of messin with it. :waah::waah: srry for the rrrrrrrant

point is i want to drive the heck out of it but right when it seems to be good something new happens.

what is a good crate engine that i can drop in and go for a good price. i want it to be a DD and not looking for anything fancy. i have the original powerglide still attached. thanks in advance

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The 290hp GM 350 is a fantastic engine and would deliver plenty of power without breaking the bank.

Have you checked the cylinder walls and measured them?

If they are good why not just re-ring and bearing the short block and install a new set of aftermarket iron heads?

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thanks Blackedout,
do you have a link. im really sick of dealing with that engine so i really dont want to bother anymore. plus the crank is stripped where the harmonic balancer bolts on to. i got maybe 2 threads in

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I have that engine swapped into my 1950 ford (I know...it has a camaro front clip on it). Its a good engine for the money, and surprisingly has a pretty good amount of power. I have sanderson headers on it, flowmaster exhaust, comp cams camshaft, edelbrock intake manifold, holley carb, HEI dist. with taylor 8mm wires, and it runs and sounds great!

I got mine from summit.

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is it a long block or a complete engine carb to pan?

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^+1 For an inexpensive crate engine (everything is new), this one is hard to beat. Comes with a warranty, has enought power to be fun on the street, and is still mild enough that fuel mileage and drive-ablility is more than reasonable. I know quite a few guys who have this engine for exactly what you are looking for, and love it.

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call up the dealer near you and tell them you want a crate engine and how much they can get you one for. You live in San Jose so there are many around. I got a crate engine for my 79 in Pittsburg @ Winter Chevrolet .

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http://www.fhdaileycars.com/PartsOrderForm Try here. They might be expensive though. You can also look in the phone book and make some calls.

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You may want to check out Blueprint Engines. They have lots of different packages and are fairly inexpensive. I got thier 405 hp 383 longblock with intake manifold for on sale for $2965 (normally around $3200) before taxes. They use remanufactured blocks but everything else is brand new and they come with a 30 month warranty. Summit Racing and Jeg's both carry them.

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For a new 350 I'd check out Jeg's. They beat Summit prices too. As mentioned the 290 HP is quite an engine but you mentioned saving a few bucks. The 260 HP engine fron Jeg's sounds like the way to go..check prices and compare...btw these are new engines not rebuilt with a nice warranty.
Bob

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Thanks for all the input.

what intake and carb would work well with either the 260 hp or 290 hp engine? this way i can compare and see what my pockets can handle.

i dont have a specific budget but dont want to go crazy. if it feels right i ll go for it. thanks

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Stay away from single plane manifolds!

The Edelbrock Performer RPM and a 600 Holley (#1850) work perfect. Also, if you don't already have one I highly recommend going to HEI ignition.

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would this be a good set up? im not sure what works with what.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/NAL-10067353/

with

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CMB-03-0077/

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That top end kit would work, but for the slight difference in money I would go with at least the 260hp engine.....it's only $200 more for an extra 65hp.

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is there a link to the 260hp. i only found the 195+hp and 290 on the summit page. i think i wanna go with the 260

this would be my first engine purchase. exiting and scary. :lol:

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I'll try again...check Jeg's for best price
Bob

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big fenders,
is this the one?
http://www.jegs.com/i/GM+Performance...67353/10002/-1

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I found the receipt for my engine, that's the one I have 10067353. I'm running an Edelbrock Performer RPM manifold (because I got it for free) along with a 1405 600 CFM Edelbrock carb, and stock HEI. The only engine modification is a Pete Jackson gear drive. It has somewhere around 150k on it now and still runs great. Whenever the budget allows I'll replace it with the same thing. I believe the only differences on the 290 hp version are a nodular iron crank and a different cam. Unless you're going to build it up I'm not sure that's worth another $500.

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Yes that is the 260hp engine.....and yes Jegs does have the better price....the same price as Summit wanted for the 195hp engine. I see Jegs has some packages listed down towards the bottom of that page.

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you cant beat the 3 years or 100,000 miles warranty, i have installed a half dozen of the gm crate engines in various vehicles without any problems and the confidence of a nationwide warranty covered at any dealership

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Don't forget to factor in the cost of freight as well.

The Edelbrock EPS manifold is also a good choice but I cant say anything about their carbs; no experience with them.

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That is the one.Iv'e ordered two for different projects and completely satisfied.
BOB

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thanks for all your help guys. i placed the order sunday night from JEGS. hopefully i get it within a week.
i also ordered some parts from summit. should arrive today. i always get my orders from summit with in 2 days. very cool :metal:

also can i use water pump, fuel pump, alternator, and ballancer from old engine?? all are new

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You can use all that on your new engine.