Dude, that is one of the smartest things I have read on this site. I would still start shopping for a used complete low hour engine that they can drop in, will save you a ton in labor alone. A $5k long block will probably be a $7000-7500 bill by the time you are out the door.

I don't know how insurance can cover a rod knock, but if they do get them to cover keep the details to yourself because it is prob not legit lol.

The 496s that 4Bus referred to in post 122 used to belong to me. I bought them brand new & sold them with 170 some hrs on port & 140 some on stbd. I installed Hardin stainless pumps on them & they ran great. I believe the coupler was replaced on the port engine after I sold it. They are drop in & go units. I just upgraded to bigger power. Randy

First #1 a bbc is a bbc. It don't matter what it was in they are all the sane except for a few variations from truck engines having diff cams and a few other things as boats or cars having if ya build one ya can build any!!

#2 my boat will run 59.2 GPS with the prop I tried out at the lake and at no point did I say I used any parts from my Camaro. I stated the motor that I took out was the same exact thing right down to the stock crank with the same forging numbers. Again u CAN'T read I see

#3. This is the best one. I have never said i raced go karts in my life. U made that one up on your own to make your self look cool. In my book I guess that makes u a fool...

#4 I have met lots of engine builders over the yrs and got lots of good advise from them. Yes I have used magazines for ideas on diff things to try out. Not real sure what's wrong with that??

#5 umm I was insulted first when someone told me I can't build a motor for $5 g when I have done it! Maybe prices are up some so it may be a little more.

Regardless the thread creator is getting good advice and I have let it go but u still seem to be crying about it. What ever I'm done with this crap. I'm keeping tabs on the thread cause if he gets a efi motor and puts in his boat I'm interested in seeing how you adapt from a carb to EFI. I admit I'm not up on efi marine engines and may want to look into it some day.

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How do you adapt, very simple EFI which stands for Electronic Fuel Injection by the way, you turn the key and almost always it just runs perfect, slow, fast , hot weather, cold weather, good gas, bad gas you name it computer adapts for almost everything. Except for the POS IAC on my 496ho's I couldn't be happier. Really is not much to adapt to.

Your not "UP" on any marine engine EFI or CARB. So you should shut your mouth and listen to the members on this forum that are. I listened to them and I have a great running MARINE engine.

Um junkrocket 24 thanks for the advise but how do u know that I'm not up on carb motors I'm just wandering cause um some **** for brains put a video of my boat on here and it's carb so uuummm yeah that's what I thought. Go on back over to the Obama page and shut your flipping mouth A$$ wipe!!!!

So2fast5u, I think you did ask in one post what is the difference between a car and boat engine. I had many questions myself as I had built CAR engines before but never built a MARINE engine. So here is a quick list, bearing clearances are different, freeze plugs, oil coolers need to be proper size to HP, comp ratios are different, cam profiles are different due to reversion issues (do you know what reversion is?), so you need proper exhaust for your cam and some cams for CARS are still to big for the best MARINE exhaust. That's just a basic list for a low HP MARINE engine. The other REAL MARINE high HP engine builders in this thread will have more to add to this list.

Says on page 4 that he never built a bbc but they're all the same?? His very first post says he's done many bbc's for trucks and a couple for drag cars.
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