Summit new: New Ford 302 long block. Pricey!
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BluePrint Engines 50 State Legal Long Block Engines
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pats91
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$5299 is a lot of money for an bare iron headed long block. They also have two part #'s, one for 1991-1995 and one for 1985-1996, and no details to differentiate between the two.
They need to just sell their 4 bolt main block bare as a cheaper alternative to the Dart blocks. Supposed to be good up to 700 hp which would be perfect for my 331 to be transplanted into.
Is there even a demand for these I wonder? I'm running an old '82 block that has the rope seal that's 42 years old. Never torn apart.
Damn! I'm surprised that I hadn't heard of these guys. Love to see an American manufacturer doing SBF blocks. Glad it's not chinese. 4-bolt mains is a win, too.
A Creb 302 forged piston short block is in the $3.1-3.2 k range, IIRC. But something like this gives one room to grow on, and a 30-month 50k mile warranty. Starts making a forced induction 347s a lot more reasonable. Go for 400rwhp N/A and still slap on a 250 shot or a turbo at 10-12 psi.
I won't complain about price, but advertising 415, crank I'm assuming, HP means I wouldn'tbe happy. I want to put AFR205s on it with a custom cam and push closer to it's rating to the tire. So, it they start selling short blocks and can knock off a grand or more from their long block prices, then they're in the running for me. I'd definitely prefer this at $4.3k (302) vs the creb given the warranty and 4-bolt mains.
A Creb 302 forged piston short block is in the $3.1-3.2 k range, IIRC. But something like this gives one room to grow on, and a 30-month 50k mile warranty. Starts making a forced induction 347s a lot more reasonable. Go for 400rwhp N/A and still slap on a 250 shot or a turbo at 10-12 psi.
I won't complain about price, but advertising 415, crank I'm assuming, HP means I wouldn'tbe happy. I want to put AFR205s on it with a custom cam and push closer to it's rating to the tire. So, it they start selling short blocks and can knock off a grand or more from their long block prices, then they're in the running for me. I'd definitely prefer this at $4.3k (302) vs the creb given the warranty and 4-bolt mains.
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302 / 306 Ford Short block, Free Gasket Set, makes 420+hp,FORGED PISTO
This auction is for a completely redone and race prepped 302 ford roller short blocks with FORGED PISTONS. We have had so many people wanting a short block version of our 420+hp long block that we decided to start selling them direct to the public. The machine work on the block includes; a...
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Watching some Engine Masters episodes and they speak highly of Blueprint Engines, as far as the LS applications go. I have not seen them do a Blueprint SBF.
Every LS that they have tested was within 1-5 HP +/- of advertised.
Every LS that they have tested was within 1-5 HP +/- of advertised.
I'll be that guy. I ordered a Creb shortblock 331about 5yrs ago. On3 turbo around 9# boost,cracked the ring lands on 5 and 7 in 250 miles. Ring gap was .020 if I recall.
He claimed it was detonation,showed him pics of the tops of the pistons and the plugs which weren't peppered. Pretty much said tough
. I'm over it,rebuilt it myself and gave it all the gap
The Factory Five Cobra guys swear by Blueprint for their Cobra replicas, short of paying for a custom built engine from a well-known builder.
I helped my friend put a Blueprint crate 347 in his 66 Mustang. Was a little over 5k. The car pulls hard, and the engine has a warrantee.
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