anyone get discounts on crate engines from pace or summit? I was thinking about 250 or 290 horse 350 for my SS. Possibly over the winter sometime. the reason i’d only get the 250 or 290 horse engine is:
my car is a t-top, I don’t want the fucker ripping apart with lost of tourque, the things flexes enough as it is.
I don’t wanna have to beef up the tranny to handle 400 plus hp, same with the rear.
cost
The 350 HO motor and beyond use center bolt vavle covers and i already have nice expensive vavlve covers for 85 and prior heads.
get a 87-88and up 350 shortblock, then buy the vortec heads. i say this because you can easily drop in a roller cam using all oem piecs on these blocks or they also can use regular flat tappet cams. short blocks can be had for 7-800 i think, and the vortec heads are around 500-600pr new
this is my setup in my truck
they make adapters to use old style covers on center bolt covers.
the 290 is listed at aprx $1,700 and the 250 @ $1,400. obviously thats in my range. I already have a few hundred into the carb and intake (performer RPM) and that would be a reason why i wouldn’t switch to vortech heads. I don’t want a crap load of power just something nicer to cruise without worn valve seals. I thought about gettin one done but even my dad’s engine guy said crate engines are a good bargin. It would be nice to have something backed by a warrenty for once. looking at the specs i think the 250 hp had a half a point higher compression and the only other difference between the two was the cam in the 290, i could buy a cam for less than the difference of the two and have just as big if not a more agressive cam.
warranty only applies if the engine is oem replacement, meaning replacing your 305 with a 350 will void the crate motor warranty unless you know someone with a 350 truck
fixed one problem and got the son of a bitch running a lil better, choke fuse was blown :doh: car was runnin on two barrels. Bri, i’ll give ya a ring when my bonus money comes in, these mother fuckers are bein stingy with my dough.
Cutty I ran the fast burn 385 and install the hot cam, not twisting problems here as for a cheap motor, I have a manager/friend at Summit I can get his massive discount let me know!
