It has the Speed-Pro Hypereutectic Pistons H859CP but not much else is known. Looks clean. It was taken out of project car. Owner says it came from a "blueprinted engine". This seems like a great deal so I may be swayed to put together a budget L98 roller stroker.

 

I keep all receipts for my build...

Even then you never know, if this seller had all receipts. You will need to disassemble and send to a machine shop and rebuild IMHO.

 

I would't even consider it unless you can drop the pan.

 

That casting has either 2 or 4 bolt mains.

 

Realize you are buying just the block. All those hi speed internal parts I would never pay for used... Just the block may be salvageable

 

If its "Blue printed" ask him for the blue print sheet. If he doesnt have it then the claim of blue printing is useless.

 

Looks like a flat tappet cam
Lifters are way down.

 

Thanks all, I get the message!

 

It's not worth your time. The only way to check its health now would be to pull the pistons and measure ring gap and the crank's journal ODs. Its not running so you can't, ya know, hear it run. You also can't verify oil pressure. The heads are off so you can't do a compression or leak-down test. Buying the engine as a short block second hand when nothing can be easily confirmed, I wouldn't feel comfortable paying anything more than scrap or core prices. I'd say $300 tops if you can verify the length of stroke, the cylinder walls look good and the ID of the cylinder bores is within spec. If he can take it apart and show all the measurements and aftermarket brand stampings and it's a forged crank you could start researching new prices and come up with a number.

 

Even if the price is right, you still need to look deeper. Pull the lifters one at a time and look for wear. Look at the crank and see if it's cast or forged. If it still has an oil filter on it, cut it apart and look for metal; if no filter, pull a couple of main caps and a couple of rod caps---one at a time---and check for wear. Inspect the cylinder walls for scoring. I noticed the engine has already been fitted with .040 pistons, making it a non-candidate for another overbore in the future.

Ask pointed questions. Why was the engine removed, and where are the rest of the components. If everything checks out to your satisfaction, use the fact that a buyer can't hear the engine run to leverage an even better price.

There's nothing wrong with buying a used engine/long block/short block as long as you know what you're looking at and know the market in your area.

 

How cheap is "cheap" ?

 

 

A Blueprint engine is not a blue printed engine.
https://blueprintengines.com/