Fueled

I was looking around Jeg's website today and noticed they had some new crate engines on their website. They are called Blueprint Engines and have a 2 year warranty. One of them claims 405 HP and comes with everything even the intake manifold; only $2899.99. They even say their dyno'd and come with the dyno sheets. Maybe I misread something, but that sounds like a deal.

Here's a link to the page. Just look under Blueprint Engines.
JEGS High Performance - Engines - Assembled / Ready-to-Run

Don 79 TA

yeah i just saw them too
i like the world products one

seems these crate setups are the way to go, warranty, all setup, dyno'ed,
not bad

Phatfiddler

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FOR ENGINE NOTED ABOVE:

Block:
# 4-bolt main block - Driver's side dipstick
# Square and parallel decked
# Align honed main bearing bore
# Cylinders are sonic tested for thickness
# Cylinders honed on a computer controlled machine to within .0002'' straightness and roundness

Rotating Assembly:
# SCAT cast iron crankshaft
# Keith Black hypereutectic pistons
# Hastings Moly rings
# Balanced rotating assembly
# Melling high volume oil pump
# Flat tappet solid lifter camshaft
# Heavy duty double roller timing set

Cylinder Heads:
# GM 305 straight plug heads
# Hardened retainers and 1.437'' diameter valve springs
# 2.02'' swirl polished intake valves
# 1.60'' swirl polished exhaust valves
# Hardened pushrods

Extras:
# Aluminum single plane high-rise intake manifold
# Steel circle track valve covers
# 7-quart left turn baffled oil pan
# Professional Products harmonic balancer
# 12:1 compression

Horsepower: 400
Torque: 392

ALSO!

They not only have long blocks, but they also have full crate engines including carburetor. They even have a series that include a single-plane EFI setup with fuel rails, lines, distributor and wires....everything but the computer

90firebird

the two 355's listed above the 383 were $4k and $5K.. I think it may have been a typo, seemed too good to be true.

Fueled

I don't think it's a typo. The more expensive motors are roller engines and they have forged parts as well.

The 385 HP one sounds like the one I might go with. I'm gonna give Jegs a call and see if when they say dyno if that means that engine has been dynoed and broken in or if an engine just like that one was dynoed and made xxx amount of HP.

IROC315

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I saw that. I was wondering if the short blocks have the same internals listed above?

carscomefirst

Blueprint Engines are built by Marshall Engines in Kearney Ne. All Blueprint are dynoed and come with a true dyno sheet. If you are thinking about buying one check your local parts stores and see if they handle Marshall Engines.(Should be the same price as Jeggs and a local company). A lot of NAPA stores, but not all, handle Marshall Engines.
Contact Blueprint Engines at,
Crate Engines, Stroker Engines & other Custom High Performance Engines - BluePrint Engines.com

1-800-483-4263

dwint

i bought a 355 base engine and it came with a dyno sheet i called them up for a few questions and they told me mine is 385 horse with a edelbrock 750 one inch.after asking what cam they put in it i took it out.they use a special grind with a 480-488 lift.they told me it isnt a choppy cam so i put in a compcam xe 268 all msd and a speed demon 650 hopefully it will be in before the summer is over.having a tpi you have to buy alot of parts

mknab

Blueprint Engines have been around for a while. I remember about 5 years ago I saw an advertisement for them on like the speed channal or something and looked on their website. I was amazed at the low prices of their engines but never really thought about them again until I saw them on Jegs.

IROC315

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I saw their poster while I was at Napa yesterday. I am still impressed with their price after reading what goes into them.

Acid Phreak

Anyone new info on these guys? Ive decided to skip the Pontiac motor swap and stick with a SBC. Looking at the Blueprint 405HP 383ci Vortec Heads(base model).

JEGS High Performance - Blueprint Engines 383ci SB-Chevy 405HP / 440TQ

dwint

i bought the 355 base last year for 2,400 from carquest they went up in price probably because of popularity.if you look at there specs they have a really beefy bottom end.i wanted the 383 but i thought for a few extra horses it was a better price for the 355.i changed out the cam and put a comp cam xe268

Acid Phreak

How do you like? Which 355 base did you get? The Vortec 355?

dwint

you would,nt believe it but it is still on my kitchen floor.you have to buy alot of parts and it runs into alot of money.i bought a speeddemon 650vs k&n filter headman lLt's hays flexplate msd ready to run distribuator balancer edelbrock alluminum reverse water pump and a 110 fuel pump.msd 8.5 wires bullet mufflers lokar cables e.t.c.it seems like i have had some hard luck trying to get this engine in because something always comes up.they say there cams run really smooth thats why i changed mine.comp cams says i will probably have more horse with my set up but who knows i just want to get the damn thing in already
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i got the vortec because the guy at carquest let me make payments of 250 a week

Acid Phreak

lol. Ya, I believe it. The cam supposedly run smooth huh? I will have to call and to talk to these guys before I buy it. I dont a smooth cam, lol. Its going to be my daily driver(except in winter), but I want decent lope.