One of my co-workers is wanting to know what to ask for this motor. He does not know the specs, but is willing to let anyone come over and check it out b4 actually giving a price. What should I tell him?

 

Is it a complete motor or just the block?

 

Its a complete motor.. You can call him.. 813-390-0876 and his name is Mike.

 

Complete. This is not the original motor, (This is why I don't have a problem replacing it) however, It was put in by the original owner after he broke the first one. He mated it to a Chrysler Transmission that's still in there. I have some pics of the engine that avg 1.5 mb in size that I can send. The specs I do know about the engine are that it has a '74 exhaust manifold, an edelbrock intake manifold, it currently has a holley carb that's too small for it. I'm going to try to track down the original owner and see if he remembers the specs on the engine again.

 

Anyone has an idea of what he should offer?

 

$1500?

Without knowing what's in it, it's hard to say. Are they stock '76 heads? If so, the engine prolly runs like butt. You'd more than likely make more money selling the parts disassembled.

 

400ci 4bolt? I know of a couple people over here willing to pay a pretty penny. 454ci small block say what?

 

Then lets set up a meeting. Mike is just getting into this engine thing and a more experienced person might be able to look at the heads and know if they are aftermarket. I have Mikes number in the beginning of this post.

 

Is this an SBC or a true Pontiac V8? Complete from carb to oil pan? I'd start at $900.00 OBO at least. Traditional Pontiacs are getting harder to find in junkyards so he should be able to get a decent buck for it, but without specs, it's gonna be harder to ask for more. Need to know what head casting #'s and what year block and what all has been done to it.

 

if its a modded true pontiac small block then he can get a little more for it... start around 1500, that could be a killer motor... worst case scenario some 400sb fanatic comes along and tells you exactly what its worth.. best case you pick up a quick 1500 for a good engine that is probably worth a little less