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Re: BBC TBI Swaps Suck!
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Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter
I feel your pain Scot. I've got a 454 TBI dually myself that's using coolant and flattening the cam. I'm going small block on mine when I fix it. I figure I can buy a nice small block and all the little widgets to do the swap for less than a 454 will cost me.
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A crate 454 is what I'd like to do but they're $3500 (rebuild) to $4200 (new) give or take. Local builder 'Blaines' has a 'premium long-block' for $1300 (assembled minus tins, spin tested for oil psi & compression check). You get what you bring them (2-bolt/4-bolt, steel or cast crank etc...). Still undecided.
I pulled the mains off for a quick inspection & the bearings were definitely DEAD.
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Last edited by SCOTI; 06-22-2011 at 11:15 PM.
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