rebuilt or not ?

hi i have a 73 302 that is need to be rebuilt. should i rebuilt the 73 or should i buy the 300$ roller motor at junkyard ? i dont know the mileage but its ¨should¨ be in good condition. thank you

 

If, it's in the junkyard.. there is usually a reason.

 

I would rebuilt the one you have. If you get the one from the junkyard I would rebuilt it. Either way is best.

 

I agree with Mike. For a couple of hundred you'd have an updated roller motor. Either way I'd make sure of what I had and rebuild either one.

 

Do the roller motor. The difference isn't even close. As for why it's in the junkyard, that's by no means an indication something was wrong with the engine itself. Just doing a little investigation you can tell if there was indeed something wrong with the engine itself.

 

Like I was told years ago....

If a used engine comes out of a wrecked car, it is reasonable to assume that it should be decent. After all, it did drive the car to the accident. LOL

 

i learned a long time ago you dont pull a engine out and drop it in. you go through it. i would do the one you already have.if you get a roller you have to buy special flexplate or flywheel cause of the balance take that money and put in yours.

 

you will need a electric fuil pump a different steel cam gear for the distributor and a 50 oz flywheel/flexplate
swap the oil pan from the mav

and if you plan on puting a cam in it the prices are a little more high priced for a roller cam $$

 

B303 roller........$50. Just the other day there was an X303 here going for $75. And it was new.

 

That 50 oz flexplate costs all of $50. You'll spend more than that on new flat tappet lifters. (the first time)