I need a quick answer for a motor

[jwd]

Building a motor isn't rocket science. I would much rather build my own (I've built many)than to buy a mass produced crate motor which is no better than any other mass produced motor. That way, I not only know it's done right, it can be balanced better than a factory motor.

Jim

[onefast5.0]

Originally Posted by jwd

Building a motor isn't rocket science. I would much rather build my own (I've built many)than to buy a mass produced crate motor which is no better than any other mass produced motor. That way, I not only know it's done right, it can be balanced better than a factory motor.

Jim

Thank you,I know that someone out there would finally agree and say that building a motor is better than buying one.I know I have never built one as I've stated earlier,but still I want too.

[onefast5.0]

My chairs sell for $200 a set,but costs me about $50 to make.As far the motor,one of them has 56000 on it and the other one not real sure of.As far as a crate motor,I would like to have the satisfaction of building one on my own and saying that I built it. thats my thing.I may be rolling the dice as you said,if so and I get a bad deal,then I wait and do the crate motor.As far as sitting or running it is still in the car,one of them is anyways.The other is sitting in a building in the corner with all the parts on it and it comes with a 4 bbl and an aftermarket intake.
As of now though,I really want the satifaction of building my own motor,I will need some help and advice along the way,but I think at some time everyone has. Thanks

[tcrist]

5.0,
I have never seen ANY book that tells you everything you need to do or know to build a motor. If you insist on building one yourself, at lease have someone standing by (that has built motors) to give you advise and to let you know if you are straying in the wrong direction. Anyone that builds motors always had to build their first one. I have built many motors and what you learn on the first one will live in your brain forever.

I am not saying that you (or anyone) cant build your first motor on your own.

Good luck

Terry

[onefast5.0]

Thanks,I was reading some info yesterday and there was a book that people use as a reference Tom Monroe:Rebuilding a small block ford.
I was hoping that,that particular book would help out alot.I'm sure that it is not easy by any means,but I really want to learn and I feel like this is the only way I will ever learn.I have never built a car before either,but I am going to build one soon enough.I do appreicate all the comments and suggestions though from everyone.

[rustyBob]

5.0.......if you are working on a tight budget ,then build your own motor, you can do all the short block stuff first,then do the heads ,then do the assembly and add all the cool stuff ( chrome and billit) later.As a owner of a FE powered replica i can tell you that a 351w powered car can be a lot of fun to drive and you can get into trouble(speeding,burning rubber)very easily,an FE powered car has the look and sound of the 427s and can be a brute at times the 460 powered cars are for those people with no fear those cars are FAST....I would suggest a healthy 351w and a 5 speed for your first car and work your way up from there. Welcome to the Cobra Family

[onefast5.0]

Hey thanks for all the comments once again.I know that this is my first motor,but I am going to take a stab at it and if I screw it up,then ok well I screwed it up.If I learn something at all,then that is more than I knew going into it.I am pretty mechanically inclined with tools and my job,so I am going to give it a try and see where it takes me.I just want that certain thing of getting behind the wheel,turning it over and saying I built this.

[jwd]

Originally Posted by onefast5.0

Hey thanks for all the comments once again.I know that this is my first motor,but I am going to take a stab at it and if I screw it up,then ok well I screwed it up.If I learn something at all,then that is more than I knew going into it.I am pretty mechanically inclined with tools and my job,so I am going to give it a try and see where it takes me.I just want that certain thing of getting behind the wheel,turning it over and saying I built this.

Good for you. By the way, I see on a different forum that Ford has recalled a bunch of those famous crate motors. Build your own. You can't screw it up any more than Ford did.

Jim