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New engine

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2018 10:38 am
by Birdman71
I'm about to buy a new engine,replace my 1987 454(350)and see there are few companies,just wondering if anyone on here where they bought from?

Re: New engine

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:35 pm
by Birdman71
Not 100% sure yet,probably going longblock.seen both of them,was almost set on a daddys complete on ebay 6k plus shipping

Re: New engine

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:22 am
by Birdman71
Anyone have any dealings with Rapido Marine or S and J engines?looking to do longblock replacement.

Re: New engine

Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:53 pm
by prowlersfish
I have not heard good or bad

Re: New engine

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:35 am
by Stripermann2
I got two GM crate small blocks from Michigan Motorz a couple years ago. Fast delivery too. So far, so good.

https://www.michiganmotorz.com/base-mar ... 31_46.html

Re: New engine

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:37 am
by Birdman71
Just curious what labor prices you got for the pull and replace.

Re: New engine

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 1:49 pm
by Stripermann2
Birdman, not sure who you are addressing that question to but I replaced my engines myself. There were no labor costs other than mine.

Re: New engine

Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 5:51 pm
by Birdman71
Pulled out for new engine,hopefully by next week splashdown.

Re: New engine

Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 8:40 pm
by zedtwentyate
What is causing your to replace a block?

Re: New engine

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:37 am
by Birdman71
Believe oil pump failure happened.will know when its inspected.

Re: New engine

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:41 am
by Birdman71
New motor going in,shooting for Wednesday splashdown

Re: New engine

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:54 am
by prowlersfish
Looks good , Hope all goes as planed .

Re: New engine

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:02 pm
by Birdman71
Thanks

Re: New engine

Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 12:26 pm
by Stripermann2
So where did you end up getting your engine from?

Re: New engine

Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 4:14 pm
by Birdman71
Jasper marine, warranty =2yr parts and labor,unlimited hours.