Re: OT. engine question.

Posted by WA-Hal on November 17, 2010 at 20:11:12 from (208.81.157.90):

In Reply to: OT. engine question. posted by JayinNY on November 17, 2010 at 18:51:20:

350's are super common, but usually have some value as cores to rebuild. High performance engines are usually worth more than standard models. 4 bolt mains make a block worth quite a bit more than one with 2 bolt mains.

400 small blocks are getting somewhat rare and rebuildable 400's are probably worth quite a bit more than a standard, run-of-the-mill 350. The 400 uses a longer stroke crank and has huge bores. But they also require using cylinder heads that are set up with the right small coolant holes near the "siamesed" areas between the cylinders.

Unless the engines were ruined somehow (frozen, rod through the side, etc), they are probably worth more than their scrap iron value. It would pay to know just what you have, and there are books that have the part number information for almost any Chevy engine. If you do the research, maybe you might not sell something way too cheap.

I would guess that the 350's would be worth at least $50 each, but could be worth many times that, depending on what you have. A rebuildable, unhotrodded 400 2 barrel would probably start at about $250, but could be worth about $500 or more to someone who really needs it.

I don't know if it is still true, but awhile ago I read that a 350 Chevy was the cheapest V8 to rebuild, and one of the very least expensive of all car engines to rebuild. My guess is there will be a market for Chevy small blocks for a long time. Will your stash ever be a gold mine? Probably not, since there were MILLIONS of 350's produced. Lots less 400's. Good luck!

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