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Crate Engine
I am going through the process of researching where to buy a 460 crate engine. I have done the internet search and was trying to stay somewhere in So California to save shipping cores and the crate engine. I am looking for just the standard long block because I have a doner egine for the tin parts. I was surprised however with the differences in warranty. They all say remanufacture but the major one has 7 year 70,000 miles and the So Cal one has 90 days and 12000 miles. Seems strange be that much variation. And should i be worried. It looks like it is about $500 difference when you consider the shipping and small difference in price for the long block. But would you pay the $400 in shipping for the warranty difference.
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I don't have any experience with SoCal vendors but I purchased a reman 5.0 FI for my '93 F150 from Jasper and it was a good setup. They deal through their vendors (installers) so I had to have a buddy with a shop register as the installer and they shipped directly to his shop and picked up my old one as a core.
Looks like they have 460s complete for right around $2500.
As for the price difference you found, personally I'd get some detail on the reman process. If it's legit and they're not skimping I'd go with the smaller guy personally. That said, I don't think I'd turn it in on warranty anyway unless it spun a bearing or something else catastrophic within the first couple of months either so it depends on your expectations.
Looks like they have 460s complete for right around $2500.
As for the price difference you found, personally I'd get some detail on the reman process. If it's legit and they're not skimping I'd go with the smaller guy personally. That said, I don't think I'd turn it in on warranty anyway unless it spun a bearing or something else catastrophic within the first couple of months either so it depends on your expectations.
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I will try to post the link for the operation but for sure I can give you the web site. I am having some trouble loading the site from my favorites but these are the two sites.
Rebuilt Engines, Remanufactured Engines, Rebuilt Engine, Los Angeles
S&S Rebuilt Engines >> Remanufactured Car N' Marine Engines >> 7-Yr Warranty
Rebuilt Engines, Remanufactured Engines, Rebuilt Engine, Los Angeles
S&S Rebuilt Engines >> Remanufactured Car N' Marine Engines >> 7-Yr Warranty
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Thanks, I may have missed the Ford 460 info on the Rebuilt Engines website, but given the warranty and the price, I'd pick the S&S engine, from what little I've seen.
As someone else mentioned, Jasper has a great reputation. I have a friend who put a rebuilt engine in their Ford Ranger many years ago, drives it daily, and tells me often how happy he is with it. It looks like they offer a 3 year/ 100,000 mile warranty:
JASPER Engines & Transmissions: Remanufactured engine: diesel, marine, import
I had another friend years ago that swears by Jasper engines. So between S&S (never heard of them, personally) and Jasper, I'd pick Jasper, just because everyone knows them, and everyone I've known who's used them has been happy.
There's my 2 nickels, anyway.
As someone else mentioned, Jasper has a great reputation. I have a friend who put a rebuilt engine in their Ford Ranger many years ago, drives it daily, and tells me often how happy he is with it. It looks like they offer a 3 year/ 100,000 mile warranty:
JASPER Engines & Transmissions: Remanufactured engine: diesel, marine, import
I had another friend years ago that swears by Jasper engines. So between S&S (never heard of them, personally) and Jasper, I'd pick Jasper, just because everyone knows them, and everyone I've known who's used them has been happy.
There's my 2 nickels, anyway.
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we use S&S at work as well as jasper but mostly use them for transmissions.Out of the 70 or so engines we have bought from S&S only one major issue and that was on a GM 8.1 engine one of the main caps cracked at the bolt hole. The other two were minor and could have been install error. But their warranty is what keeps us going back. less than 24 hours after the failed 8.1 the new 8.1 was delivered via yellow freight urgent and we were back in business.
One other option is 5 star in arizona I was skeptical at first but i ordered a 390 from them and figured for the price the machine work if decent was worth it and I could rebuild it if I had to. Well after full teardown of the new engine all seem well pretty good job from what I could tell the crank was all ground within +/- .005 and it still runs.www.fivestarengines.com
One other option is 5 star in arizona I was skeptical at first but i ordered a 390 from them and figured for the price the machine work if decent was worth it and I could rebuild it if I had to. Well after full teardown of the new engine all seem well pretty good job from what I could tell the crank was all ground within +/- .005 and it still runs.www.fivestarengines.com
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Jasper. Parents had a dodge van. Well maintained from new. Motor failed at 140k. Put Jasper in and had well over 200k on the jasper when the van had to be retired because van wa falling apart. Motor still ran great though. Never heard of them weaseling out of warranty claims.
There has to be a reason every used motor for sale on the internet is a rebuilt jasper. Of course seller can't find the papers and why is there no tag.
There has to be a reason every used motor for sale on the internet is a rebuilt jasper. Of course seller can't find the papers and why is there no tag.
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The Jasper site was a little confusing. Do they sell a long block it seems to say they sell through a system of approved installers. That would seem to add to the cost. Where as S&S sells direct. I did not get a price from Jasper but one of the above posts talked about $2500.
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