Engine Replacement Opinions
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Engine Replacement Opinions
Well, it looks like my 460 needs some serious valvetrain work.
If it looks like I'm getting above $500 or so just in parts (assuming I can do the work myself, it may be better long term to just replace it. I'm looking at a few choices:
1. An already built and running 460 - $1200
Good: upgraded cam, intake, and carb, all specs, high quality performance parts
Bad: From a jet boat, so I'm sure it has seen plenty of vigorous use, and hours on it are unknown.
2. An engine from these guys (cmengines.com) - $1600
Good: C9ve heads, 12 month warranty, reputable, highly ranked company
Bad: A running engine could be pulled for much cheaper.
3. A craigslist engine - $600
Good: Runs well, cheap, less than 100k
Bad: Don't know anything else about it.
Any thoughts, especially on things I haven't considered?
If it looks like I'm getting above $500 or so just in parts (assuming I can do the work myself, it may be better long term to just replace it. I'm looking at a few choices:
1. An already built and running 460 - $1200
Good: upgraded cam, intake, and carb, all specs, high quality performance parts
Bad: From a jet boat, so I'm sure it has seen plenty of vigorous use, and hours on it are unknown.
2. An engine from these guys (cmengines.com) - $1600
Good: C9ve heads, 12 month warranty, reputable, highly ranked company
Bad: A running engine could be pulled for much cheaper.
3. A craigslist engine - $600
Good: Runs well, cheap, less than 100k
Bad: Don't know anything else about it.
Any thoughts, especially on things I haven't considered?
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WHAT IS THE ENGINE IN ITEM 2? A LITTLE MORE INFO WOULD BE NICE. 352, 360, 410, 390 OR 428?? iF THE SHOP IS REPUTABLE AND STANDS BY THEIR WORK THAT'S AN EXCELLANT PRICE. WOULD YOU HAVE ANY INPUT AS TO THE COMPONENTS? Sorry for the caps. Hit wrong key.
that makes you think it would be better to swap a whole new/used 460? 
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A couple stuck lifters, and probably a cam that needs to be replaced. If it is fixable, I'll look into it.
I'm just thinking that by the time I'm in a few hundred for parts (to an engine I don't know the whole history on) I can pull a running one for a couple hundred more and save a lot of hassle. Or for several more hundred I can get a new or already built one.
I'm just thinking that by the time I'm in a few hundred for parts (to an engine I don't know the whole history on) I can pull a running one for a couple hundred more and save a lot of hassle. Or for several more hundred I can get a new or already built one.
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