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Old 09-03-2009, 11:08 PM
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We offer a 2 year/ 24,000 mile warranty on the engines. This is for street engines and not race engines. Any of these warranties are only as good as the company backing them. Some may be in business and some may not be two years from now.
We have seen all sorts of problem over the years from wrong installations to people missing shifts and floating the crap out of their engines and bending valves. We have to look at every situation individually to see what happened but I can say that I have very few if any people that I have not done right. We have fixed things over the years when the vendors that we use would not even stand behind their product because they call them performance engines. This is the biggest problem with the performence engine business. Luckly we do not have to many problems with these things.

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As a customer with 3 years and 14k miles on his KC 427W I can vouch for that. Very few people stand by their word these days, but Keith goes above and beyond. I have had two issues with my engine - failed intake manifold gasket and "soon to fail" cam shaft gear. Keith has stood behind both issues even though they were issues with his vendors and not his doing. He is a straight up guy who builds great engines.

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Thanks Keith and Doug. I have heard nothing but good about your operation Keith. I am up stream from you in Missouri. This will be an early 2010 project. Just need to make up my mind between a 408 or the 427w. Thanks for your quick response!

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427 small block KC Motor made 638HP.
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Old 09-04-2009, 05:28 PM
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Old 09-04-2009, 08:23 PM
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Thanks Keith and Doug. I have heard nothing but good about your operation Keith. I am up stream from you in Missouri. This will be an early 2010 project. Just need to make up my mind between a 408 or the 427w. Thanks for your quick response!

Mike
I was first thinking 408 when I started talking to Keith, then he talked me into a 427 and I am SO GLAD. Trust me, two months after you get the 408 you will be kicking yourself for not getting the 427. Cost difference is negligible.

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Here's my KC Pond 482, just before it was dropped into the car..
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Old 09-05-2009, 07:35 PM
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this is a KC 428 stroked to 461. Made 601 hp and I think 619 tq. This motor was installed in Coach Mike's Hurricane Cobra.

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