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Originally Posted by midniteblues
i'm regretting not jumping in on one of them.....just for a spare that was a good deal.
i had bought a crate from either advance or zone back around 96-97 i paid around 8 bills for it with a core.
the jeg's deal is the cheapest i saw since that time.
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I did the same around 2002, I think I also paid around $800 after the core from advance. This is the motor I'm replacing. I think the same crate motor I just bought was around $1,450 even back then. I haven't run a compression test, but after 35,000 miles cylinder 3 is fouling the plug regularly and smokes a bit from that side (I run duals without a cross over). It runs like crap for the first few minutes then good after that (probably after all the oil blows/burns out of the cylinder). I consider it a lesson learned. I probably ruined that motor
I learned how to install parts, HEI, tune a carb, etc on that motor. I over revved it a couple times. Overheated it a few times. Harmonic balancer went (vibrated like crazy) but still had to drive it until I had time to fix it, which then caused the seal to go, then it blew oil everywhere
I figure I got my money's worth out of it. I'm giving it to a friend that has stored my fleet bed for the past few years for me as payment. He'll probably rebuild it.