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07-28-2018 12:16 PM #1
Suggestions on whether or not I should buy this 350 small block? And what to do after
Background: Haven't actually worked on cars much but I'm not new to using tools or general maintenance (I have down a teardown of CBR 600 bike engine in college before so it's not like I have no idea. This is just MY first actual project). However, I've always wanted a slightly larger project and I think I might have found one.
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So the images are of a 350 engine being sold in my area. As stated, I'm still new to actually working on vehicles so I need your help to determine whether this is a good engine/project or not.
1. I don't have a car this would go into and I haven't looked at that yet. I don't want to go down the rabbit hole before I've even done anything so vehicle comes last. Like I said, the 'project' here is just tearing an engine down and building an engine backup. I wouldn't mind just having an engine sitting in my room for a few months or even years before I can use it.
2. I don't want this to get too expensive. Obviously this is an engine that needs to be cleaned and put back together but you know what I mean (i don't need racing or high performance parts. I don't mind using OEM parts or junkyard scavenging).
3. Power? I know this is contradictory with #2. I'm looking at around 350-400 HP out of this build. Now I haven't looked into how much the engine makes from factory. In fact, the posting for the engine hasn't been up for too long either so I just wanted to see if it was worth getting or not before someone else grabs it. Is this a realistic number though? I know the engine needs heads and intake so I figured I could put a little more money there and get some more performance out of it.
4. How much can i do by hand? I would prefer to do all of it if possible.
Thank you and let me know if you need more details. Again first time doing this so...
Thanks for the inputs guys !
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