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Has anyone delt with C M E company for rebuilt engines? #2079549
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I saw this shop sells crate engines and was wondering if anyone has done business with them. Their pricing seems fair for a fully rebuilt 383 dyno tested with warranty.

I have asked them some questions in an e-mail this morning about build time and shipping costs but no response yet.

Thank you for your thoughts on this.
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Originally Posted By MidPenMopar
Thank you!

you are more than welcome, their website looks good, the warranty again looks OK ??? But with my customers experiences with internet engines, Google CM engines and it may be your best reference. Proceed with caution IMO.
They may be a stand up outfit or another nightmare, Don't know ?

Cheap or "reasonably" priced is not always good. Does Summit or jeg's offer anything comparable ?? They have very good support after the sale. twocents
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Originally Posted By MidPenMopar
I saw this shop sells crate engines and was wondering if anyone has done business with them. Their pricing seems fair for a fully rebuilt 383 dyno tested with warranty.

I have asked them some questions in an e-mail this morning about build time and shipping costs but no response yet.

Thank you for your thoughts on this.
Stu

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Originally Posted By dart4forte



When do you need this engine?


No real hurry, just getting some ideas on cost and shipping. I found a really good place called Larry's Power engine building that sounded great but is about $3000 more then C.M.E. so i wanted to see if there is any big reason for the lower cost?

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Isn't there a shop local that could rebuild what you have ? Once you add shipping, and possibly a core charge, that is getting pricey for a 383?

What heads, what pistons ?

How does the warranty work when you are 3000 miles from the builder?


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When do you need this engine?


No real hurry, just getting some ideas on cost and shipping. I found a really good place called Larry's Power engine building that sounded great but is about $3000 more then C.M.E. so i wanted to see if there is any big reason for the lower cost?
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I have a guy up in the NW that does my motors. He stands by his work. I know he has several 383 cores laying around.

Also, is Baily Brothers in Vallejo still in business? Back in the day they built some pretty good stuff.


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Originally Posted By JohnRR
Isn't there a shop local that could rebuild what you have ? Once you add shipping, and possibly a core charge, that is getting pricey for a 383?

What heads, what pistons ?

How does the warranty work when you are 3000 miles from the builder?


Yes John, one of my best friends runs the local engine building shop just a mile from my house, and yes i am looking elsewhere as I dont want to lose a friend over this. I have noticed EVERY machine shop within my area has terrible reviews or takes so long to build the motor that's it's unreasonable OR only wants to do GM, or FORD engines OR only wants to build race engines! I have been on this hunt for years now.




I am in the market for a mostly stock rebuild of my own 383 or a new motor. Something rock solid that runs on pump gas and will take me all over the country being as reliable as possible. The car will never hit the race track!


Since i don't have a garage to store the car while it is out i need something ready to drop in so my buddy can do it at his shop. So that's why i am looking for a crate type motor.

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I am in the market for a mostly stock rebuild of my own 383 or a new motor. Something rock solid that runs on pump gas and will take me all over the country being as reliable as possible. The car will never hit the race track!
Stu I'd sure think you could find someone local for a reliable rebuild but yes you'd want to find a mopar head if possible just for all the little nuances our engines have that the furd/chebby boys may not have run into. For that kind of money I could come out there & build one for you and you could show me how to sharpen drill bits, I still ain't got the hang of it & even got a drill doctor the 750 the good one & still things ain't right!


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There just are not any shops i would trust out in my area, not even my friend's shop after all the horror stories i have been hearing lately.

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yeah it is the same here as far as the general public goes (& alot of it is deserved). its no wonder we mechanics have an overall rep of being crooks and incompetent


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Originally Posted By MidPenMopar
There just are not any shops i would trust out in my area, not even my friend's shop after all the horror stories i have been hearing lately.



How far is OU812/Brian from you, he is at least in Cali?

You should be able to get a 383 core for next to nothing, but really all you need is the Short block/rotating assembly and a set of CLOSED chamber heads.


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Originally Posted By MidPenMopar
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When do you need this engine?


No real hurry, just getting some ideas on cost and shipping. I found a really good place called Larry's Power engine building that sounded great but is about $3000 more then C.M.E. so i wanted to see if there is any big reason for the lower cost?


Do you have a list of the parts that CME will use, building a 383 is tricky because parts selection pretty much sucks.

If I wasn't 3000 miles away I could screw something together for you. I have a 69 383HP sitting on an engine stand that needs a new home.


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When do you need this engine?


No real hurry, just getting some ideas on cost and shipping. I found a really good place called Larry's Power engine building that sounded great but is about $3000 more then C.M.E. so i wanted to see if there is any big reason for the lower cost?


Do you have a list of the parts that CME will use, building a 383 is tricky because parts selection pretty much sucks.

If I wasn't 3000 miles away I could screw something together for you. I have a 69 383HP sitting on an engine stand that needs a new home.



I wish i could just have my own 383 matching numbers engine rebuilt but i have no where to store the car for how many months it would take to have the motor rebuilt. Even if i had my friend do it he told me to expect at least 6 months to get it done. How these guys stay in business i have no idea. Sure Jegs and Summit can ship a crate 383 tomorrow to my door, but it would be a GM 383!! How ironic is that!! shruggy

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Stu,

I had a short block assembled years ago at shop near you. It was owned by the brother of friend of mine. He charged me an arm and a leg, but was done in a reasonable time.

When I got the motor home I noticed that one of the pistons was in backwards. I called him and he wanted to argue about it. I had to take it back to SSF. Once there he still wanted to argue even though the evidence was right in front of him. He finally grabbed a cylinder head core to line up with the piston tops and finally saw it. Then he said "OH"

The fixed it, but I sure wasn't happy.

There is a good shop up here in Sac. If I can get one of the cars out of my shop I might be able to help you with the storage thing.

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Larry's is the shop that does all my machining. He is not cheap but the work is top quality done by experienced guys on top-of-the-line equipment. That being said it is a LONGGG way to ship and IMO there are equally good shops on the west coast that could do similar quality work without the high cost of shipping. I have 100% faith in Gary's work but at some point that distance just doesn't make sense.


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How far is OU812/Brian from you, he is at least in Cali?

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You know you wanted to go to Palm Springs for a vacation! Brian built my engine as well. Very knowledgeable, reasonable and a really good guy. Can even break it in/dyno for you if you want. Should be easy to get him a core to start the process wrench

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Originally Posted By JohnRR

Do you have a list of the parts that CME will use, building a 383 is tricky because parts selection pretty much sucks.


I agree. The 383 is a more difficult build (on a budget) than the 400 and 440 because there just is not a good selection of off the shelf parts (mainly pistons). Because of the short stroke, there is also a big tradeoff between low end torque and peak HP. To minimize the tradeoff, the cam and compression ratio need to better optimized for the fuel used compared to a longer stroke engine (unless you just throw a high stall converter in it to stay out of the lower RPMs?)

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Originally Posted By Morty426
Stu,

I had a short block assembled years ago at shop near you. It was owned by the brother of friend of mine. He charged me an arm and a leg, but was done in a reasonable time.

When I got the motor home I noticed that one of the pistons was in backwards. I called him and he wanted to argue about it. I had to take it back to SSF. Once there he still wanted to argue even though the evidence was right in front of him. He finally grabbed a cylinder head core to line up with the piston tops and finally saw it. Then he said "OH"

storage thing.

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