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Offline Jschiele

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« on: March 28, 2013, 08:12:10 am »
So the opportunity to purchase an old 454 complete with accesories for $600. Is that a resonable price for an engine that I plan to rebuild. The motor has been pulled, so I can't here it run. What should I look for to determine its worth??
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Offline pedigo78

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Re: 454 BBC
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2013, 07:40:24 pm »
Yeah its a complete motor with everything I go for it. Just inspect it for block damage as best as possible. But of course you need to try to talk them down more.
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Re: 454 BBC
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2013, 08:39:34 pm »
IMHO a complete 454 is worth $600 easily. Heck, you can get $400 just for a std bore bare block with little trouble.
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Offline 81_Chevy

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Re: 454 BBC
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2013, 09:58:37 pm »
a couple things to check is if its a dirty engine, like full of oil and grease, it might have a leak somehwere, but if its fairly clean (just like dirt and stuff) i would go for it. like kinda the common sense stuff u would wanna look for.
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Offline 454Man

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Re: 454 BBC
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2013, 06:39:19 pm »
If its apart have him take off the main and rod caps and inspect. Good luck
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Offline Jschiele

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« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2013, 09:01:57 pm »
Thanks all,bgoing to check it out on Monday.  Anybody know of any good 454 build reference sources?
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