350 question

[resurrected1988]

hey everyone,


I met somebody that wants to sell me a engine out of a firebird, I dont know if it was from a Firebird or camaro or corvette, But its not in the car anymore, and he told me to make him a offer on it.. He said its got about 100,000 plus miles on it and its a tuned port injection motor. it looks like its been cleaned up and i cant see any leaks anywhere.. I have two concerns,

One, hes pretty honest about the miles, he could of lied and said 20,000 miles on it and i would of believed it, its really clean, but i would of taken it apart and seen its high mileage insides.. what should i offer him for the engine, i want to buy it for a future project other then my gta.

two, is there any way i can tell if its been stolen??.. like i said its not in the car it came from anymore, its on a engine stand in his shed. is there any vin number stampings on a 1985 to 1992 tuned port 350 i could find and maybe run a carfax on it or something?.. im very concerned because a friend of mine bought a honda motor years ago and it turned out to be stolen and long story short, he was out of alot of money, and his car.. so is there a vin stamping on the engine i can find on the block?.. if there isnt one, and i offer him the right price i am going to ask for a detailed reciept for the engine.. I think right then and there when i ask for a detailed reciept id be able to feel out weather or not its stolen by his actions and willing to do that for me or not...

so, do they have a vin on the engine block somewhere?

[cody1989GTA]

with him bein honest helps but u need to know where it came out of and if its the engine you really want. How do you know if its a 350? 305 tpi were alsavailable , check under valve covers for number

[GTA50]

Assuming it came out of a Firebird, engine V.I.N.'s for codes "E", "F" and "8" are located on the passenger side between the water pump housing and the cylinder head.

Gary.

[resurrected1988]

with him bein honest helps but u need to know where it came out of and if its the engine you really want. How do you know if its a 350? 305 tpi were alsavailable , check under valve covers for number



The valve Covers look different, the then runners look fatter on this engine.. Didnt the 350 and 305 have different patter valve covers?

[resurrected1988]

Assuming it came out of a Firebird, engine V.I.N.'s for codes "E", "F" and "8" are located on the passenger side between the water pump housing and the cylinder head.

Gary.


Its an 8 I think..will know for sure tomorrow morning

[WickdEye]

Its an 8 I think..will know for sure tomorrow morning

Well if it a 8 stamped on it its the 350. and if its stolen which is probaly very unlikely IF u feel the seller has angle hes working trying u not to catch!!! But i would be more concerned bout it being a 350 than stolen!! Just my.02

[resurrected1988]

Well if it a 8 stamped on it its the 350. and if its stolen which is probaly very unlikely IF u feel the seller has angle hes working trying u not to catch!!! But i would be more concerned bout it being a 350 than stolen!! Just my.02



I checked it out, its a 350, and hes showed me the car to came from, its not from a GTA but it was from a camaro that a tree had fell ontop of it.. i trust this guy is legit, and Im buying the engine.

Ill tell you something that's really cool, I looked at the Odometer on that squished camaro and it read 32,000 miles