345HP Ford Crate Engine

[95mustanggt]

Originally Posted by bmxmon

note: 7500 cnd=6470 us according to yahoo.

Ya, I'm hurt by the exchange rate and then I have to watch duty. While I haven't priced out the heads yet, I was told to expect almost $2500 for a set.

I didn't know Edelbrock had a crate engine. 367 HP would be lots. I'll have to look into it. Thanks!

[bmxmon]

Ah, I got ya, I was thinking a couple hundred at the machine shop, around 1300 for heads, 150 for the cam and 300-400 for an intake (im not real familiar with efi intake prices though) Perhaps a crate engine is the best way to go, I think that would kick-ass just ordering 350hp. Best of luck.

[Rev]

Originally Posted by 95mustanggt

I didn't know Edelbrock had a crate engine. 367 HP would be lots. I'll have to look into it. Thanks!

It may just be just a heads/cam/intake kit that I'm thinking of rather than an actual long block crate engine.

Rev

[95mustanggt]

Originally Posted by Rev

It may just be just a heads/cam/intake kit that I'm thinking of rather than an actual long block crate engine.

Rev

Yup, I could only find Chev crate engines, just the Ford kits.

[bmxmon]

Is is cheaper for you to have someone buy the stuff for you in the US then have it shipped to you? Perhaps if you have a buddy down here he/she could do it for you, or maybe there is even a business or something that does just that. Any ways around the Duty tax? I cant say im real knowledgable about international shipping...I do know though that alot of Canadians come down to where I live and buy their things here, cheaper I guess than up there. Some of them are awfully strange...

[95mustanggt]

Originally Posted by bmxmon

Is is cheaper for you to have someone buy the stuff for you in the US then have it shipped to you? Perhaps if you have a buddy down here he/she could do it for you, or maybe there is even a business or something that does just that. Any ways around the Duty tax? I cant say im real knowledgable about international shipping...I do know though that alot of Canadians come down to where I live and buy their things here, cheaper I guess than up there. Some of them are awfully strange...

LOL, when I lived in Dallas I put 3.73's and ASP underdrives in my car, they were almost half price!

I'm still on the fence about which way to go. My job requires a hell of a lot of time, so I'm a little concerned that if I start to tear everything apart and replace peices, it's going to take forever. With a crate engine, I could just pull the old engine out, swap things over and put it in.

130,000 km is getting up there. I had a bunch of detonation issues when my MAF went, and I've been getting coolant in my oil. I don't know if my bearings and bottom end are OK.

[USMC302]

I'll sell you my 331 shortblock.

[rwhite65]

If you didn't live in California...I would scream SOLD

[95mustanggt]

Originally Posted by USMC302

I'll sell you my 331 shortblock.

I want atleast a long block. With my job I don't have too much time to install everything myself. That's why I was hoping for a crate engine, then all I would have to do is drop it in and install a few minor items like starter etc.

I'm getting a local auto parts store to look into a crate engine. This shop deals with a lot of hot rods, especially Fords. I'll see what he comes up with.