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Old 05-25-2009, 01:02 PM   #22
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Re: Best 350 crate motor / company?

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Originally Posted by berencam View Post
I purchased the 240 hp model for my 69. Bought i from the local dealer for 1450 plus 150 core. I hooked it up to the 3 speed manual and kept the original points.I used an Edelbrock performer intake and a Edelbrock 650 cfm carb. It had plenty of power and ran strong right till the day it was totaled.(bout 5k miles later) There are some pictures of it in my build thread of my 69 in my sig.
Why would there be a core charge on a brand new engine? I understand rebuilders need the core to rebuild but why a core charge on a completely new engine?
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