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#55890 02/01/2006 2:14 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 44 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 44 | I seached the whole site and didn't get any hits on the GM crate engine number: 12496968.
Its a complete 350/330HO drop-in block.
Any one had any firsthand experience with this particular engine? Other searches on the web have revealed a few issues about the carb (Holley 600cfm) but, other than that, an OK engine.
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#55891 02/01/2006 2:48 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | It's a good engine. It will cost more than just the purchase price to install, just depends what it's going in. If it's an older vehicle, you'll need a special flexplate/flywheel, harmonic balancer, water pump and intake manifold just off the top of my head. That alone will drive the cost up several hundred dollars.
What specifically did you want to know?
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#55892 02/01/2006 5:50 PM | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | The car club I belong to purchased one of these and sold tickets on it to benefit charities. We had it on a trailer so we could pull it around and start it up for folks. It appears to be a nice engine but we have not followed up with the person who won it at the car show when we drew the winning ticket. Parts/assesories should be real easy to find for these engines if you just shop around a bit and ask everyone you see what parts they have and may be willing to part with to help you out. Good luck. | | |
#55893 02/02/2006 8:51 PM | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,067 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,067 | For the money, it's an excellent choice. It is almost impossible to rebuild an engine for the price that crate motor sells for. And I thought the motor came complete, with water pump and intake attached. The only thing you might want to check into is if it is balanced for a flexplate or a flywheel, because for those engines, it matters.
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#55894 02/04/2006 2:16 AM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 946 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 946 | It seems most crate motors come with flexplates, yet most old, and my opion "real trucks" came with manuals that require a flywheel. That usually cost a couple hundred more. | | |
#55895 02/04/2006 3:04 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | I just put one in a buddies Corvette over the summer, that's why I mentioned the parts that needed to be bought besides the engine.
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