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Old 07-19-2005, 08:09 PM   #21
gangforward
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Originally Posted by Buffalo Elk
260 hp LM1 Crate....$1700 minimum at the time....built locally 300 hp 350...$1100 out the door....that was a no brainer for me. I'll never darken a crate motor's door again. They're all built in Mexico these days and that's a scary thought.

I've heard just about every response to my point of view about this that exists and I'll tell ya that my take on it ain't popular, but I am a old guy and it only takes once to cure me. I ordered a roller cam kitted 330 hp Vortes motor for $2895 last time I replaced an engine in our '86 MCSS. The dang thing was 'sposed to have 350 ponies, but it couldn't even come close to keeping up with my 325 hp Elky....I don't know about reliability, I sold the MCSS and shipped it to Nebraska.
Dallas must be nice - can't get engine or machine work for these kinds of prices where I live.
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