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328hp for a 383 and 5,000+, no thanks.

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The engine from Scoggins is BRAND NEW...400 ft lb of torque in a brand new, fully warranted GM engine...the HP rating is very conservative its the torque that gets the work done....right where you need it between 2500 and 4000 rpm.


Not some hacked up piece of crap with doubtful parts, ASSembled by people that are paid by the unit assembled not by the quality of the result.

This whole post just seems suspect...and we are yet to see the names of the installation vendor or the invoice from the engine builder....get the installation vendor to supply the invoice from their supplier....if they cant, contact an attorney immediately, as you seem to have a good case.


:chevy::chevy::chevy:

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DING DING DING ^ "This whole thread seems suspect " Why hide the vendors name ? Why No pictures of the truck/engine ? Been a member for a year + and the only posts are in this thread ? Why not just pull it out and drop it back off where you got it rather than have a Chevy dealer dive into it ? As far as writing any type of review or contacting the BBB that's just a joke nobody pays any attention to either of them . Does anyone buy anything based on some review ? :lol:

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The OP sure didn't.

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Those have been my thoughts on this. The vendor misled you, by your own admission.
These are trucks, son, it's about the torque and that's what a stroker motor is all about. That's a "better 328hp" than a 350 makes. And when did 328hp become something to sneeze at. That NEW ALL GM three hundred and twenty eight actual horsepower is fresh and ready for you to put a whole heap of seasoning on. And if you want more HP it's in there. A quick came swap before installing can add a lot for the cost of a camshaft. This is a fully warranted engine by, I'd say, a fairly reputable enterprise that has a warranty in mind when building engines... and a reputaion.
Yeah, like that ^^^

I hope the recent absence of the OP is due to him being out there making some calls to come back with more accurate information

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Obviously Blue Print DOES read them on the BBB and cares about their reviews and seems to have integrity in their business and actually I know plenty of people who go off reviews either word of mouth, BBB or on the forums I don't know about you.

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I'm sorry but I couldn't take it anymore. I'm sitting at my desk here so I popped a quick email to Blueprint. As stated above, I am seriously looking at one of their designs. My email below, recipient excluded, as they may wish to ignore my email. Here's my mail, I'm just too curious on this one.

aaaaa,
Wow how fast this year is slipping by. I hate to do this but, is this really one of your heads? Thought you might want to see, and you know, this makes for bad feelings for people in the market for a motor.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=792246

Hope all is well.

jeff

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Well...since it's done...please do keep us in the loop...!!

If I had been considering on of their offerings, this would be a huge question in my mind as well. Thanks!

-klb

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No stress, very happy with mine.

Just hate when someone has a bad experience. But for every company there is good with bad. It is in the way they handle it and so far the OP seems to be getting a poor response to his situation. IMO

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Well I have GREAT NEWS!!! Blueprint has been in contact with me and we came to a resolution that I am absolutely thrilled about. After discussing the details and explaining the situation that I went through with my new engine, they agreed to pay my repair bill in full. Blueprint apologized for using the heads to begin with and said they never should have been installed on my engine in the first place. Along with that, they met with their assembly and quality control teams to make sure that something like this is to never happen again and to use only good quality reman heads for the builds. Also they met with the retailer who is advertising “New Vortec Heads” for this particular engine and the retailer has since changed the layout to no longer advertise “New” heads. They were very sympathetic to the whole ordeal and wanted to ensure me that they do stand behind their builds. I cannot be happier with the outcome and I truly believe now that they do stand behind their product. They have gone as far as to offer any assistance in the future if some issue would arise. Again, I am thoroughly pleased with the outcome and couldn’t be happier. Thank you Blueprint!

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Awesome glad it worked out for you!

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Blueprint seems to have done the right thing here and looked after their customer....

Are they sending a new "rebuilt" engine to the dealer for them to install ?

IMO...I would be getting the cash back and buying one of those new GM units...

But thats only this old mans opinion...

Good luck

:chevy::chevy::chevy:

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Good news

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Nice! the name of the thread should be changed now. It's always nice when they stand behind their work. Sometimes an oops slips out the door

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Sure looks like a free advertisement to me .:smoke:

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That title is not an advertisement, it started as a review/rant. Blueprint stepped up. I still look for and want value on price per pony. Looks like it initiated a call to action on their QA end. If they make it right then what more can you ask. It's what the warranty is for. OP thanks Blueprint, he is happy and that's what makes the automotive hobby fun, being happy. Happy Grumpy, happy. :smoke:


j

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Wow, great of BPE to step up like that!

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I have heard several horror stories about remanded engines from seems like every one.
I opted to go with a brand new Chevy 350 / 330 H.P crate engine . $5200 from summit but totaly complete . Everything there and assembled. Except the serpentine belt system.
When you add it all up , that’s a very fair price for a brand new complete crate motor.
GM warranties it threw the GM dealers . I had one issue right out the gate , bad fuel pump . Had to use my elect pump and it fired right up and runs strong . GM gave me a brand new pump , no questions ask . The crazy thing , some how summit screwed up there paper work and sent me 2 more engines 1 wk apart . I sent them both back but I had a hard time convincing there shipping dept they screwed up. Then after they get them back , they give me a credit on my CC . It took a awhile to get this whole mess worked out.

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Thanks Jeff for your effort. This shows the power of the internet forums, at least this one, for the best form of accurate review that people DO pay attention to. This is why I go about correcting inaccurate info here. I'm not an anal a-hole or a know it all. I see this place as a very vital resource to those searching the internet for info on GM trucks. This is why I get annoyed with other forums, and really really annoyed with FB groups with people who just have to say something even if it's wrong and it goes unchecked, or ends up with a bickering match. We aren't just about bagging and LSing trucks here, nor only about building the ultimate high budget rock crawling truck, nor about strict originality. We allow opinions but are focused on fact. That's why I call this place the best GM Truck resource on the internet and I think that's why that link got action out of Blueprint

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This is great to hear, as I am looking at their brand new casting 400 small block, https://blueprintengines.com/product...etor-bp4002ct1

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I agree, and thanks for spending your time and efforts to moderate. This is a great resource. It's nice when a thread moves through the dilemma from start to conclusion. Glad this one had a happy ending for a man and his hard earned bucks.


All's well that ends well. :chevy:


j

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Ooh Ooh*, me too! Thanks for opening my eyes to these. I loved the stock SBC400 in the'72 K/20 Highlander I had. The only reason I wanted to build a 383 for my '72 K2500 was because a 400 block is pretty hard to find and the no steam hole thing. NEW BLOCK!!

* Like this: I don't even consider it moderating. It's just what I personally feel needs to be done to maintain this site's integrity and reputation for being the best site for info on the internet, especially pmce the GM Truck sites started popping up. You are an asset to this place with your info as well. Getting the correct info out is what brought me to registering so I could post after casually lurking a few years. I'd often see what you see everywhere else, guesses and IDKs on things I had the correct info on. What brought me to the internet forums ( www.thedieselpage ) was to gain info on GM 6.2/6.5 diesels back in the late '90s because it seemed nobody around here (shops) knew anything about them. I gained great understanding there and caught the bug for getting more power out of those. Cost me a lot of money!! :lol: I did this mod and that mod until I did the ultimate and ordered an all new marine 6.5TD @ 300hp from www.penninsularmarine.com . The word was always no custom cams due to clearance, but a place had come out with one and I put one in after break-in. I also installed an intercooler. I never would have learned all that talking to people around here and that's nwhy I take info here seriously.

So I'd like to now take the opportunity to apologize for the times I've slipped up and given bad info and thank those who set it straight. This site rocks!

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For the price, it seemed like a no brainer. I hope it pans out. I will be ordering it within the next week.