Parts store engines
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Parts store engines
Just wondering if any of you have bought rebuilt engines through a parts store like autozone? I'm considering buying a 460. Or is it better to go through a local machine shop?
Have any of you gone the parts store route?
Thanks
Have any of you gone the parts store route?
Thanks
Cranky Old Guy
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Raphine, Virginia
Have not and would not. There is no way of telling what was done to the engine. They are often bored to the max and mixed/cheap parts. At least when you have it built, you know what you have.
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From: Chicago area
There are some rebulders that are better then others. I have never heard anthing wrong with Jasper Engines. But thats not to say that they have never built a bad engine.
Check with a NAPA or independent autoparts store. Ask the counterman where they get their rebuilds from and how good they are. You will get a better idea from a guy who owns the store then some one at an Autozone or Pepboys. That being said.
If you have the time then getting an engine rebuld by a local shop is the best way to get an engine that will last. Unfortunatly in my area the last good engine shop closed years ago. I've been lucky I haven't had to have any major engine work done in that time.
Check with a NAPA or independent autoparts store. Ask the counterman where they get their rebuilds from and how good they are. You will get a better idea from a guy who owns the store then some one at an Autozone or Pepboys. That being said.
If you have the time then getting an engine rebuld by a local shop is the best way to get an engine that will last. Unfortunatly in my area the last good engine shop closed years ago. I've been lucky I haven't had to have any major engine work done in that time.
