Where to buy engine?

[1971fordcustom]

This will be the last year for my 360! Where is the best place to buy a crate engine a 360 or 390. Im just trying to find out if it woud be cheeper to buy one or rebuild mine to a 390. Friend told me about Japser engines there as best as u can get with out over killing your stack of $$$ I can do every thing but the boreing stuff like that, But I have to drive 50 miles to the nearest shop.

[FreakysFords]

I'm no help here, but I will tell ya this.

I cringe every time a customer mentions bringing me a Jasper engine or trans!
My van was given to me by some friends (was an ice cream van) after they stepped up to a panel van with on board generator. It's engine and trans were just less than 16 months old Jasper units and both leaked like dogs. I fixed the trans first, it was a simple fix of a complete reseal.
The engine on the other hand..... well I dropped the pan to replace the gasket and found some bad news. Rod caps pointing both ways. Ended up doing a tear down. Found 2 bottomed out head bolts (too long) that weren't holding anything and list goes on from there.

I've had their engines come in the shop and have no oil pressure to take note of @ idle only to find that there was no gasket under the oil pump. (I actually know one of their employees so it's not hard to find out what was wrong with a send back)

I now add an additional $300 to install ANY Jasper engine or trans. It's the only way I can come out after installing a unit only to have to take it back out and wait on Jasper to make it right.

Maybe I just have bad luck with them, but I know the other shops around here like them about as much as I do.

Now a few years back, I dealt with Jasper units with no issue. I think they've outgrown their desire to care.

[fordman]

i don't know who what or where to buy one. i can say this. the head work will cost upwards of 1000.00 if you go all out on the head. the rest of it isnt too bad as far as price and the time it would take to pay for each part of the engine work to be done. so maybe eldebrock heads might be a better choice if you don't go with a crate engine.

[1971fordcustom]

I guess I'll just rebuild mine to a 390 and slap diff heads on it.

[marine6212]

Went to jasper and used my zipcode and the following is their price for a new engine.

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Stock # Comment Price Emis Cont Notes
142010 CALL FOR AVAILABILITY $2574.00 W/O A.I.R. 2WD
142013 CALL FOR AVAILABILITY $2574.00 With A.I.R.

clicked on 142010 with following info.
CARBURETED (8TH VIN-CHAR "H,Y,M") GASOLINE ENGINE
V8,390,W/O A.I.R.,SPECIFY 2 OR 4WD,

For applications over one ton, please do not include an installation kit.
We do not offer kits for these specific applications.

Price: 2574.00
Core Charge: 300.00
Skid Charge: 15.00
Kit Price: 344.00
Premium Service Plan Price: 290.00
Premium Service Plan Type: PSP GAS ENGINE $125 MAX LABORPSP GAS ENGINE $95 MAX LABORPSP GAS ENGINE $75 MAX LABOR
(Premium Service Plan Exclusions: This program excludes
gas engines, transmissions and differentials in applications 1-ton
and larger, and running complete diesel engines in applications
larger than 1-ton.


Cheaper to rebuild I think,

Semperfi,
Marine6212

[DuckRyder]

Did you try ATK?

[convincor]

I'd buy one off Ebay before I bought a Jasper.
Call Keith at Keith Craft. He's in Arkadelphia, AR
http://www.keithcraft.com/

[marine6212]

Man,
With those kind of prices he just shot my budget for the next 10-15 years!! I would have to get another full time job just to pay for one of those engines.


Semperfi,
Marine6212

[papabug71]

I vote rebuild what you have.

& I will 2nd it. Jasper is junk. I bought a re-manned 305 chevy from them years ago for a project truck & it lasted about a month. Took it to my machine shop & they said it had been bored out within an inch of its life & the crank had been turned down to the point of no return.

It was junk!

[convincor]

Man,
With those kind of prices he just shot my budget for the next 10-15 years!! I would have to get another full time job just to pay for one of those engines.


Semperfi,
Marine6212

He'll do a regular rebuild also. you don't have to buy what's on the website.

[marine6212]

http://bakersfield.craigslist.org/pts/1077545664.html

Found this ad in my local craiglist. $400.00


Semperfi,
Marine6212

[1971fordcustom]

I guess I'll use what I have and just make it a 390, I guess I can put a SBC in it

JUST KIDDING HAHA

[willowbilly3]

I'd snoop around and find a good local machine shop. I have found many (most) reman engines to be built to pretty sloppy standards. We used to call them 30,000 mile engines.

[1971fordcustom]

I'd snoop around and find a good local machine shop. I have found many (most) reman engines to be built to pretty sloppy standards. We used to call them 30,000 mile engines.

LOL 30,000 Mile engines

The nearest machine shop is over 50miles, Sucks in a small town of only 3,000 people.
I can have a friend take it back home with him to a shop that 70 80 year old men run! They pore babbit for model A engines, Thats how good they are.