Building up my '83 Grand Prix

[BrownGP83]

That sounds like a real nice engine! Tha'll move your car down the road nicely. What kind of price tag is attached to it?

 

[sui_winbolo]

I searched the product number and it's listed at $6,000 + :shock:

What do you think of that price? I was hoping it might be around $4,000 - 5,000 not $6,000 - 7,000.

Do you think it's a bit overpriced? I was glancing at this one site that was selling crate engines around $3,000 with what seems like pretty decent performance. But if I went with Edelbrock am I sort of paying for the name?

 

[Blake442]

The name is a big part of it. You should be able to get a pretty fun 350 for $3,000 to $4,000.

 

[BrownGP83]

Check out Blueprint Engines on Summit or Jegs websites. They have a dressed out 355 that makes385 hp/ 405 lb-ft tq for less than $5,000. They have a 30 month/ 50,000 mile warrenty.

 

[sui_winbolo]

I think I found a potential candidate!

http://www.jegs.com/i/Blueprint+Engines ... 1/10002/-1

$4,000 for 405HP & 440TQ Seems like a hell of a deal, especially with the 30 month warranty on top of it.

 

[BrownGP83]

There you go! Thats better than the Edelbrock engine, pricewise anyway.