[DeTomaso] What's a good price for a cleveland motor?

[cullen mccann]

Well, that's a good point. And in all fairness, I admit I havent got much
experience with Cleveland's. I am learning that they tend to be much worse
about testing out solid than Windsor's and 289-302's etc. I have built a
dozen of the latter and honestly have had them all professionally built with
no problems.magnufluxed and checked out fine.but I don't buy them from
junkyards.I buy them from personal transactions like the ads listed or from
friends..so I'll bet I'm just spoiled on good fortune...never had any motor
sonic tested..that's new magic for me. Here in oklahoma we just tap on it
with a wrench and if it echos we tap harder...  ;)  Or maybe all of my
motors were bad and I just never pushed them hard enough to show their
flaws? Mostly just drag racing and some fun street time, never pushed a
motor on the track like you guys do...so in either case..I'm sure you're
right, and will check thoroughly when mine goes under the knife. 

 

very good comments..

 

 

 


Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] What's a good price for a cleveland motor?

 

You can get them for next to nothing because the blocks may have core shift
and they won't sonic test out.  I went through 5 blocks before I found one
(thanks JB) who donated his extra standard bore Cleveland block 3-4 years
ago.