Re: Has anyone delt with C M E company for rebuilt engines?
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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"
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M Was that Baca's machine shop that did the work?? Nope These guys closed a couple of years ago
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Re: Has anyone delt with C M E company for rebuilt engines?
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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"
storage thing.
M Was that Baca's machine shop that did the work?? Nope These guys closed a couple of years ago Ok good as Baca's is my buddys shop.
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Re: Has anyone delt with C M E company for rebuilt engines?
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Isn't AndyF & the shop he is affiliated with close by No
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Re: Has anyone delt with C M E company for rebuilt engines?
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Here is the reply from CME to my questions. Sounds like i need to get them a core too which i would have to pay for the charge as i dont want to give up my matching number's block. We understand what you want. I recommend our “Daily Driver” ‘good vacuum’ 383/383 horsepower “LOPEY” idle “High Performance Pump Gas” Complete, Balanced, Blueprinted, and Dyno Tested engine at $4996.00. See the enclosed spec sheet. Our “High Performance Pump Gas” Complete Balanced, Blueprinted and Dyno Tested engines are complete from intake to oil pan. Please see the second picture on the Home page of our website. Each and every engine is completely “broken-in” and thoroughly tested during a several hour dyno session. They are painted the OEM color or color requested. Cylinder heads are “bowl blended, port matched” and cc’d. No detail is overlooked. The horsepower figures advertised are guaranteed and the actual dyno sheet from the dyno printer is supplied, Not a file copy! Also we can tune your carburetor and distributor during dyno testing for trouble free operation. This can be critical to the drivability of the vehicle. However, we recommend a new ‘Quick Fuel Technologies’ SS780 carburetor at our special price of $495.00 and a MSD “Ready To Run” distributor at $425.00. These items will be tuned and set to the engine. The engine will then be ready to drop in and drive. This engine and other versions are listed on our website at www.cmengines.com under the “Dyno Tested Performance Engines” drop down. Total shipping “Round Trip” which is picking up your old core and shipping the remanufactured unit to you is $195.00. We handle the paperwork and send the truck. Let me know when you are ready to place your order. You can call me at 803-275-2549, Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Thanks again, Ritchie Ritchie Barnett, Sales Manager Joe Friar, Sales John Clark, Production Manager Mike Saye, President Quoted prices good for 30 days Note: Performance engines and parts may not be "Street" legal in all locations. “CHRYSLER 383 BIG BLOCK" 383 HORSEPOWER HIGH PERFORMANCE PUMP GAS CRATE ENGINE CAROLINA MACHINE ENGINES uses the highest Quality brand products including: ACL, Bullet, Clevite, Cloyes, Comp Cams, Dana, Eagle, Elgin, Federal Mogul, Felpro, Hastings, Lunati, Manley, Melling, Perfect Circle, Pioneer, Probe, RHS, Scat, Speed Pro and Victor Reinz. This engine begins with seasoned and thoroughly inspected premium OE heads, rods, crankshaft and sonic tested block. All internal parts are new high quality parts. The short block is equipped with hypereutectic pistons, moly rings, brass expansion plugs, and premium bearings. The longblock is further equipped with pocket blended and port matched heads, multi angle performance “SERDI” valve job, performance valves, pushrods, valve springs, rocker arms, timing set, hydraulic lifters, and our special camshaft with around .480" lift and 270 degrees duration. It is expertly machined, balanced, blueprinted, plate honed, line honed, and decked. It has been assembled by a highly capable technician and spin tested to check oil pressure, compression and oil circulation! Added to the complete version are oil pan, oil pump, oil pump screen, timing cover, harmonic balancer, polished aluminum valve covers, dual plane performance aluminum intake manifold, oil filter, oil filter adapter, dipstick, and spark plugs. To remove the possibility of “New Engine Bugs”, our complete versions are then dynamometer tested and “broken-in” with the proper carburetor, a performance distributor and quality headers and mufflers. The actual Dyno sheet from the dyno printer, not a copy or generic, is provided with the engine. A final crankcase pressure test and oil filter internal inspection is performed. When used with the recommended carburetor, ignition and exhaust system, this engine will produce 383 horsepower at around 5200 RPM and around 425 foot-pounds of torque at about 3700 RPM. It will have approximately 9.5 to 1 compression ratio and will have a “Lopey”, noticeable idle. Also, it will have good manifold vacuum (14-16").This engine is very streetable and is the maximum in compression, camshaft, etc recommended for everyday street use. It can use, although not recommended, 87 octane gasoline if the ignition timing curve is correct. Also it is okay with the stock torque converter and exhaust system, however we recommended quality headers and a 1600 to 2400 RPM stall torque converter to realize the maximum performance potential of the engine. A 12 Month - 12,000 Mile written warranty is supplied with the engine. A 36 Month optional warranty is available. “We consider this engine to be a daily driver.”
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Re: Has anyone delt with C M E company for rebuilt engines?
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Stu, 5K for a DAILY DRIVER 383 engine, I might be out of line here but that's outrageous. that's an insane amt of money. I am getting ready to buy a decent 400/727 for $200 & when cleaned/painted it'll look like new & will likely outlast me
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Re: Has anyone delt with C M E company for rebuilt engines?
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Stu, 5K for a DAILY DRIVER 383 engine, I might be out of line here but that's outrageous. that's an insane amt of money. I am getting ready to buy a decent 400/727 for $200 & when cleaned/painted it'll look like new & will likely outlast me I have been looking for years and talking to all kinds of shops and machinists. The cheapest i found was a place about 100 miles north of me that sells re-manufacturered engines and they could make one for about $2500 but it will reuse any parts from my old engine that they feel are still good any any new stuff will be of the low cost brands. So far no matter which way i go it's about $5K to $7K for a motor build and dynoed with high quality parts and workmanship. Not having a garage to store the car also means i need a fast R&R of not more than a few days.
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Re: Has anyone delt with C M E company for rebuilt engines?
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Alright bro, it just seemed (to me) like alot of dough for what you are getting, but there are extenuating circumstances (time/space)
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Re: Has anyone delt with C M E company for rebuilt engines?
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Stu, 5K for a DAILY DRIVER 383 engine, I might be out of line here but that's outrageous. that's an insane amt of money. I am getting ready to buy a decent 400/727 for $200 & when cleaned/painted it'll look like new & will likely outlast me You can't compare a used, junkyard engine/trans with a fresh rebuilt AND dynotuned engine. My buddy I did one for 2 years ago was crying when his got over $3500 ... it's not 1970 anymore.
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Re: Has anyone delt with C M E company for rebuilt engines?
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Stu I don't like what I see from CME ... first thing is the piston choice ... junk KB pistons ... see the thread about a 383 that is currently running.
They don't tell you what heads cores they are going to use, so unless you supply them with something it sounds like you are going to end up with open chamber iron junk. For what they think they are going to charge you for redoing those heads they could buy a set of alum heads , like sidewinders , that are ready to go and you end up with something that flows better ... more HP ... and is more pump gas friendly.
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Re: Has anyone delt with C M E company for rebuilt engines?
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I don't think $5K is out of line for a fully assembled and dyno tested and tuned engine with a warranty? Yes, you could duplicate this for around $3,500? in parts and machine work, but you still need to assemble the engine or pay someone to assemble it, and dyno testing can be $500+, and you would not have any warranty?
I don't know anything about the shop or quality of work they do, which is a big factor. I would ask if they replace the rod bolts and resize the rods after, and what brand/quality of bolts used? Also, ask if they install hardened exhaust seats in the heads for unleaded fuel. If you decide to use them or another shop that dyno tunes the engine, make sure the tune is done with the carb and ignition you will be using in the car.
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Re: Has anyone delt with C M E company for rebuilt engines?
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Hey Stu, The convenience of a "turn-key" crate type engine is attractive when your time and working space is limited. The money spent buys you that convenience. I'm sure that you know this, sorry if I am being redundant. There have been many fast and reliable cars on the road with stock based iron heads but with the release of the new crop of aluminum heads, it makes sense to go aluminum. Better flow, less weight and they are just as reliable as iron. A guy building engines in his garage usually only pays for parts and machine work since none the assembly costs exist. Sure, you can build it cheaper if YOU build it. I've built several engines, made a few mistakes and learned from them. My 440 based 493 would probably cost me $ $6500 or more in parts plus engine block machine work if I were to build another one today. If this is a one time deal, you may want to take into account the costs of all the special assembly tools and consumables (thread lockers, assembly lube, shop towels, de-greaser, RTV, hand cleaner, etc) will cost you too. Aluminum heads are a good upgrade now that they are affordable. Rebuilding stock iron heads with new valve guides, valves, hardened seats, and other machine work usually costs around 1/2 the cost of new set of aluminum heads.
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Re: Has anyone delt with C M E company for rebuilt engines?
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Stu I don't like what I see from CME ... first thing is the piston choice ... junk KB pistons ... see the thread about a 383 that is currently running.
They don't tell you what heads cores they are going to use, so unless you supply them with something it sounds like you are going to end up with open chamber iron junk. For what they think they are going to charge you for redoing those heads they could buy a set of alum heads , like sidewinders , that are ready to go and you end up with something that flows better ... more HP ... and is more pump gas friendly. Now that's the sort of feedback i was looking for thank you John!
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Re: Has anyone delt with C M E company for rebuilt engines?
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The 440 means a different intake and distributor due to the raised deck height. Thank you and that's why i want to stick to a 383, plus i just like the engine! Intake and distributor are not even and issue in the big picture, especially if you are buying a complete engine that has been run .. it'll already have those parts on it . You have the oval air grabber air cleaner , I think??? , that's your bigger concern because it'll hit the hood with a 440 if it's a 383 unit and/or the 440 has an aftermarket intake.
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Re: Has anyone delt with C M E company for rebuilt engines?
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silly question ? if one goes to a more common displacement, IE: 440 how do the prices compare ?? just asking as the 383 is possibly a bit pricier due to the parts cost Difference is basically the price of the core, machining and parts cost the same.
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