The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > 47 - Current classic GM Trucks > The 1967 - 1972 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Message Board

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-20-2007, 11:59 AM   #1
semperfidoordie
Fix It Till It's Broke
 
semperfidoordie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: 29 Palms, CA
Posts: 1,616
Crate Motor

Looking for a good strong crate motor preferably a 383 but just something good strong and torquey as hell to make my truck a mud beast...any ideas for good companies?
__________________
Tony
Black Beauty: 85 C-10 SOLD!
Great White: 69 LWB Custom Camper/20 SOLD!
Blue Dragon: 72 K-10 SOLD!
The Tank 77 K-10 KIA

panhandler62: Just don't search for "trannys" no matter how hard yours shifts -- you just won't get what you are looking for.

I Made The Official So Cal Board Meet
semperfidoordie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2007, 12:14 PM   #2
shopking72
Registered User
 
shopking72's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Kansas
Posts: 774
Re: Crate Motor

GM perfomance has some good engines.

http://www.gmperformanceparts.com/
__________________
1972 C10 LWB- 4.5 Front and 5 Rear Drop, 406/TH350
1966 Caprice
1968 Impala (Frame Off LSX Project)
2001 Tahoe LT
2013 Hyundai Elantra
2010 Kawasaki Z1000
shopking72 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2007, 02:13 PM   #3
IAFF2407
Registered User
 
IAFF2407's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: White Rock Canada
Posts: 865
Re: Crate Motor

Jasper engines, 330 HP 415 ibs. tq , 2 yr plus warranty. warranty service is great.

Al
IAFF2407 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2007, 02:22 PM   #4
OLDIRON69
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Ben Wheeler,Texas
Posts: 992
Re: Crate Motor

I have heard the same on Jasper crate engines, warrranty cannot be beat, GM craps on ya, if you don't have a GM certified mechanic install the motor.
__________________
05 2500HD 6.0 excab
69 LWB-Gone but not forgotten!
68 Dodge Charger 383/727
69 Dodge Charger-440/4spd
OLDIRON69 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2007, 03:41 PM   #5
semperfidoordie
Fix It Till It's Broke
 
semperfidoordie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: 29 Palms, CA
Posts: 1,616
Re: Crate Motor

see here's my pickle...I am going to iraq soon and going to make the money there..when I get back I wanted to get a 383 stroker...well I already have the 350 which is in great running order as is however I want a 383. I priced all the high performance motors I could find and they all ran 7,500-8,000 for a 400-440hp 383. I went online and used their parts list to buy all the parts needed and it was only 4,400...although it'll save me half the money do you think buying one from them would be better simply because it's professionally tuned or could I have that done?
__________________
Tony
Black Beauty: 85 C-10 SOLD!
Great White: 69 LWB Custom Camper/20 SOLD!
Blue Dragon: 72 K-10 SOLD!
The Tank 77 K-10 KIA

panhandler62: Just don't search for "trannys" no matter how hard yours shifts -- you just won't get what you are looking for.

I Made The Official So Cal Board Meet
semperfidoordie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2007, 03:56 PM   #6
OLDIRON69
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Ben Wheeler,Texas
Posts: 992
Re: Crate Motor

The machine work for your 350 to 383 stroker will run what maybe another 5-600.00? They are charging you a good bit, but I think everything is balanced and blueprinted when you spend $7k and up...I would say you could build it yourself for much less if you have the know how..
__________________
05 2500HD 6.0 excab
69 LWB-Gone but not forgotten!
68 Dodge Charger 383/727
69 Dodge Charger-440/4spd
OLDIRON69 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2007, 04:00 PM   #7
ChevLoRay
Old Skool Club
 
ChevLoRay's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas"
Posts: 10,880
Re: Crate Motor

I'm in the same position. Too much to rebuild my engine to be a reliable performer, when I can go get a Goodwrench 350 long block and transfer my Edelbrock intake, 750 Edelbrock Q-Jet and my Hooker headers and get it back on the road for around $2K. Even by adding a 350-horse 327 cam from aftermarket supplier will still be a reasonable price.

I'd love to have a 383, but I'm not getting any younger and I think I'm just gonna err on the side of reliable, not that a 383 GMPP engine wouldn't be just that.

Still, I gotta price a Jasper engine, but you got to deal with a garage that installs them..... I don't know if we can buy one outright, or not.
__________________
Member Nr. 2770

'96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed.

'69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo

The older I get, the better I was.
ChevLoRay is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2007, 04:04 PM   #8
semperfidoordie
Fix It Till It's Broke
 
semperfidoordie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: 29 Palms, CA
Posts: 1,616
Re: Crate Motor

Quote:
Originally Posted by OLDIRON69 View Post
The machine work for your 350 to 383 stroker will run what maybe another 5-600.00? They are charging you a good bit, but I think everything is balanced and blueprinted when you spend $7k and up...I would say you could build it yourself for much less if you have the know how..
Kind of what I was thinking...I mean that's the only thing...could I take the motor to a shop after I put it in the truck and having it tuned there? I mean I have enough know how to put it all together and make her run but not the know how or the equipment to make her purr...what do you think? and they are blueprinted and balanced with the crate 440hp 383
__________________
Tony
Black Beauty: 85 C-10 SOLD!
Great White: 69 LWB Custom Camper/20 SOLD!
Blue Dragon: 72 K-10 SOLD!
The Tank 77 K-10 KIA

panhandler62: Just don't search for "trannys" no matter how hard yours shifts -- you just won't get what you are looking for.

I Made The Official So Cal Board Meet
semperfidoordie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2007, 06:19 PM   #9
Billla
Account Suspended
 
Billla's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Monroe, WA
Posts: 3,814
Re: Crate Motor

I have to think for 7K it's a forged bottom end. If a cast crank will do and you can live with ~400 HP or so you can easily do this yourself for about $3500. Getting a dyno tune when you're done is about another $300 - $450.
Billla is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:04 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com