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Old 10-01-2019, 11:07 PM   #15
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Re: New Project!

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Originally Posted by Stover93 View Post
I'm guessing most of you guys build your own motors. I'm not sure I have the ability to take that on. I could probably hang one together but it seems like you can buy a crate engine for about the same price as you can build one if you use similar parts.
Not so much anymore. Crate engines are cheap enough that it makes it hard to justify the expense of building a motor, especially if you have any extensive machine work done. I built my last 5.7 Vortec but that was mostly because I really wanted to.
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