Tom-Guy

Yeah, you like the way the crankshaft was mis-drilled for oil passages, so bearings fall out of it on a regular basis? Even when stock and well kept?

Man, you and buk should have mansex, and then die pls.

4.3Lsofrage

now is that the old 4.3l or is that the vortec 4.3l the vortec is the shitty one this is an older one , oh and u missed one more down fall it has a balenceshaft on some earlyer 4.3's this one is used in vans and work trucks i abused the mess out of this thing sence it was ------ new and had absolutely no problem with it. and cant the machine shop fix evrything u just sayed?

Tom-Guy

It's ALL 4.3

Show me one machine shop who has their head out of their *** enough to know it's a problem with the crankshaft.

Dave Williams is the only person I know who'd be willing to give it a poke AND who I'd trust, and he's like christmas.

4.3Lsofrage

then my machine shop guy walt must be ------ awsome i havent had any problems NONE maby you have, i just say its a good engine because its never failed me before (this is my openion) im not saying that there not all bad im just saying i havent had any problems out of the 2 , 4.3's i have had only problem with my last one was a valve retainer thats all

Tom-Guy

Awesome! Strange thing is, WNC has more trucks than cars, unlike most metropolitan areas. Would you care to call all my local junkyards? The last three times in the last two years I've had to source a 4.3 I'd either not find one, or find a 180K engine that knocked slightly for $400.

Dave Williams lives in Little Rock, and last I knew he was collecting toasted 4.3 cranks and turning them down a ---- ton to use some wierdass super thick rod bearing he dredged out of the ether. He builds all of Black Car Bruce's GN engines - Bruce Plecan was the main mover and shaker behind the reverse engineering of the GM ECMs, and was the GN that raped the 1000 whp Viper in the infamous video where the GN camera car following them came around the Viper, too - a LARGE number of the Sy/Ty guys engines which are pretty much bottom end failure timebombs, a bunch of FEs, and every last one of Mean Gringo Bob's fucked up twin charged flatheads. He's pretty much a top-tier machinist, bar none, and your machinist is a ***** by comparison. :P

4.3Lsofrage

hey thats your view anyways. our guy walt has built evrything from rally cars to rail's i trust him to do a good short block none of his engines have failed me yet we have had him do plenty of turbo chevy 350 making damn near 1000hp reliably and a 400ci big block for our chevelle around hear in maryland hes the only one that gets my work ile have to take a look into Dave Williams not familure with him. what area are you in?