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hi, i have a 87 350 with a throtlebody on it i was wondering if anyone makes a intake to put a carb on this engine.
i Was also wondering if you guys think it cheaperor or more expensive to buy a crate enginge, rather than building one for about the same type of power as the one in the link. This link has a engine that looks like a pritty good deal to me.
Prestige High Performance Engines - Chevy, Chevy Long Block, Parts
(hope i put the link in rite i've never done that before)
With the cost of machine work, and some less then acceptable standards of machine work, kind of tough to beat a crate engine if it has the level of performance your after.... Many even come with warranty...
Lots of companies making intakes to fit your engine, Edelbrock and Weiand are just a couple of the companies.
that link is a ok deal, but how is there reputation?? we went through 3 re-man crate motors in the tow truck once talk about a pain in the A**
is there any crate engine companies that you guys would recomend.
Check with your local chebbie dealer, most of his come with warranty!!!!
Spoken from first hand experience, it will cost you almost as much to rebuild a motor the right way as it will cost you to buy a nice crate motor. Notice how I underlined 'right way'...by that I mean not skimping on machine work, and all good quality parts and components, and assembled by a professional maintaining all proper tolerances.
If you want to rebuild for the experience of it, go for it, its kinda fun to build stuff like that. I really enjoyed the builds I did. But if you just want a nice motor for a similar price, and without the extra work, then go for a crate motor.
As soon as it warms up here . I am going to do the same thing to my 1989 5.7 TBI Truck . Yes you can use that 1987 350 one-piece seal Long block with a carb set up . The Difference with the 1987 and newer SB Chevys is . The two center bolts for the intake are at a 72 Degree angle . Un-like the earlier SBs that were at the 90 Degree angle . You can use the early intakes on the 1987 and newer engines by elongating the center 4 holes of the intake manifold . You will also need to use some grade 8 washers for the holes . I do not like to do this . But if on a budget and you have an early intake it can be done . There are some intakes out there for this swap . The cheapest one is the . Professional Products Cyclone dual plane intake . It come with special adapter bushings to fit the 87-95 engines . It also will work on the older engines . The part # is 52001 and it cost $115.00 bucks . Edelbrock and Holley makes intakes for 87-95 SBs but they are more costly . One more thing is you will have to run an Electric fuel pump . The 87-95 blocks were not drilled for the mechanical fuel pump rod . And a HEI 1980 or older . COOL :cool:
I guess it really depends on how good the crate engine is or how much you trust your local machine shop.Quote:
Originally Posted by nathan672