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Crate motor options for 1977 B100 318
#800507 January 06th 2023 9:23 pm
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I searched the forum but couldn't find much in the way of threads discussing this. Happy to read up on it if someone can point me to it. But I'm replacing my motor (it still fires up and runs but 1 of the 8 cylinders is wore out, putting out 40 lbs.) Anyway, I'm looking to do a crate motor from Jegs, S&J Engines, PowerTrain, or Carquest / O'Reilly's. Anyone have input on any of this. I want a dependable daily driver not a cammed out Frankenstein that doesn't run great & I have to spend more time working on it than actually driving it.

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Re: Crate motor options for 1977 B100 318
CowboyVan #800570 January 09th 2023 3:40 am
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Hi CV, welcome to the site!

I once replaced a 4.3 V6 in a 1994 Chevy S10 4WD Blazer with a motor from ATK. It was a good motor.
You would need all the accessories listed below.

I was looking at pulled 5.2/318's on ebay not too long ago. Complete with rotating assembles, TBI, carb, distributor, wires, engine harness. Pretty reasonable

Good Hunting.

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Re: Crate motor options for 1977 B100 318
CowboyVan #801145 February 04th 2023 7:25 am
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What size engine? Most places making crate motors are doing it for the exact type of application you are avoiding (huge cubes with stupid high HP trailer queens). Your best bet might just be to find a good used one or local engine shop to build one for you? I have a good 318 taking up space in the shop I think I'm going to sell, I doubt you want to ship it from SW Minnesota so...

Re: Crate motor options for 1977 B100 318
CowboyVan #801468 February 13th 2023 8:46 am
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A good refresh might well be cheaper than a crate engine. How much work do you want to do yourself? Minimum if you bought a reman short block, from one of the vendors you mentioned, perhaps you could take the heads to a local machine shop for a valve grind and re-fresh then put it all together and be back up and running without too much money out. Let us know what you go with and your experience with said company, etc. smile

I did a 390 for a 1976 f150 with a local machine shop when I was down in Louisiana at work, total with me assembling engine (plasti-gauge, rings, etc., all of it from a pile of parts) including new cam, lifters, 4bbl intake and carb, I was at about $3500. This was in 2010 though so prices might be a bit different now. This was cuz the 360 that had been in there died like seized up, so needed basically new everything. Block, crank, rods, pistons, heads, etc. Ran great after that. Cam was a mild Comp for low end torque. It sure was snappy compared to the old 360 lol.


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