Highwaystar
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Looking on the East Coast
Indy Cylinder Heads could likely fix you up.
Indy is under new owners/management!Never heard much good about dealing with Indy directly... Most folks say buy Indy components through authorized resellers not Indy directly....
Never heard much good about dealing with Indy directly... Most folks say buy Indy components through authorized resellers not Indy directly....
All heads are cast. Could you be more specific?
And exactly do you mean by a "crate motor"
Just want to make sure I understand the question.
I've looked into Muscle Motors. It turns out it's now Bulldog Performance. Muscle Motors looked to be the answer to a lot of build options with "The Block." Richard Bradshaw of Bulldog has had issues delivering on purchases. Not sure if that has been cleared up today? But I wouldn't recommend at this point.Cast Iron Heads, Intake to oil pan as Crate, Has anyone used Muscle motors??
That's a horrible interview. The answers sound like they were written by an internet bot.As stated, Indy is under new management, so I would expect that customer service to have improved. They’d be worth a call. See here: https://moparconnectionmagazine.com...aft-secure-the-future-of-indy-cylinder-heads/
Likely make more money on custom engines, and don't really have to warranty rotating assemblies. Warranties are stuck on the local machine shop..451 "kits" requiring you to find a machine shop seem to be available from several sources.
Complete engines are somewhat conspicuously absent.
Wonder why.
I believe it's a shortage of blocks. 451 is on the 400 B-block platform. I have not seen an aftermarket B-block. (Although that certainly doesn't mean they don't exist.) Mopar Performance focused on RB platform for its aftermarket.451 "kits" requiring you to find a machine shop seem to be available from several sources.
Complete engines are somewhat conspicuously absent.
Wonder why.
The thread is BB. And most all the 70s 400 have been plucked or crushed. The problem wasn't the block. The problem was put into crappy cars. Not just Mopar. Crappy design was everywhere in the mid/late 70s thru some of the 80s. It was turbulent times in the automotive industry. Gas embargos, Production focus on quantity, not so much quality. The rise of the Japanese import? It was strange days.They sold thousands and thousands of 400-2 and 400-4 Cordobas and other cars and trucks in 72-78.
Are all the 408/416/426 engines using brand new blocks?