[desertparts]

got a friend with a crate L88,bought it some 20yrs ago,has been taken apart,checked,new rings/bearings installed,motor broken in,no miles.what's it worth,he say it a real L88 he bought over the counter,he's a car guy,so i believe him.it would be a cool motor for nostaglia purposes.thanks joe

 

[anychevy]

he say it a real L88 he bought over the counter

I think it would depend on the date, a 67-69 would be worth a small fortune to the vette guys, when did they stop selling crate L88s over the counter ?

 

[Verle]

If he bought it over the counter 20 years ago it will probably not have 67-69 casting numbers. Even at that it should be worth quite a lot.

Offer him your 350 as a trade.

 

[greg5436]

i bought a NOS l88 engine a couple years back.it was a late 69 512 4-bolt block,had the real l88 rods and pistons,074 heads and had a tunnel ram with 2 660 holleys and old school set of headers, never fired and i give 5000 for it.i think i got a good deal on it. greg

 

[jfkheat]

Casting dates and cast numbers will make a big difference when trying to determine a value here. Does it still have the aluminum heads? What are the head casting numbers? Sounds like a very interesting engine but lots more info is needed.
James

 

[desertparts]

when i was talking to my friend about this motor,i asked him what i remembered about these motors.it still has a the aluminumn heads,12.5 compression,l88 crank.will have to check on numbers/dates.only seen this motor once in the corner of the garage.it will take me a week or two,but i'll get the numbers and pic's,if i can figure out how to post them.joe

 

[Doug Garland]

The one we should have bought in Charlotte 12 years ago, had a 512 block, with a 1970 date. They started phasing these out in the early '90's, when they introduced the new design BB, and started building various crate engine combos. The one we found had 2 sets of 990 assembled heads, the crate short block, 2 LS-6 camshafts, A ZL-1 camshaft, an aluminum 163 intake, and 2 aluminum water pumps. All the parts were N.O.S , and still had tags attached. Everything was $4000 asking price, but he sold everything just as we walked back up to buy it , for $3300.