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    BluePrint Engines

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    Rick D.

    After only 15 miles on new crate 383 full dress engine my truck looked like a steam locomotive going down the road. I called blueprint engines warranty with only 20 miles on engine from my mechanics shop. He thought head gaskets, intake gaskets, or possibly cracked block. I sold my stock 350 and put it on crate, so I didn't have a way to ship back to blueprint. I told Ken Hervert (warranty supervisor) instead of sending me an empty crate, I would be willing to purchase another crate 383 from them. Then I would send defective engine back and they could just credit my account. His response was he" wouldn't recommend that because THERE WAS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT I WOULD OWN TWO ENGINES". He already knew he was going to deny any and all responsibility for factory defective. The last time I spoke with Ken Hervert, he said my engine was scheduled to be torn down and inspected the following Wednesday and he would call me as soon as he knew anything. This conversation was on Monday 2-3-2025. They had the defective engine in their possession for 3 weeks at that point. I am writing this review on 2-20-2025 and still haven't received a phone call. He emailed my mechanic saying problem with head gaskets was due to detonation failure. I have spoken with numerous mechanics and showed them the spark plugs, every mechanic says the same thing. IMPOSSIBLE with those plugs. Engine ran great, sounded great. It just had a catastrophic failure from the factory. At this point all I want is my money back. I will tell EVERYONE in my car club circle and cruise in enthusiasts about my horrible experience with Blueprint engines. I live in North Carolina. There are great engine builders all around me. SAVE YOUR MONEY DON'T BUY FROM BLUEPRINT ENGINES. THERE WARRANTY ISN'T WORTH THE INK THEY USED TO PRINT IT.

    My 383 Crate engine finally arrived one month late.
    R B.

    I purchased a replacement crate engine from this company for my Custom 1993 Chevy C1500 Indy Pace Pickup. The company advertises a 383 Stroker (BP38302CT) designed to drop into and replace the stock 350 V8 TBI setup. I had problems from the outset. 1 - The engine did not arrive within the dates supplied to me when ordered, throwing my mechanic booking and my time-off schedule into chaos. Further communication revealed that they had not yet even begun to build the engine! This was not a good sign. 2 - After communicating directly with the company President, who appointed a customer service rep to walk my engine build and delivery process through to completion, I finally received the engine about one month late. 3 - During the engine swap process, my mechanic needed technical information that was not in the paperwork we received. He requested this info via email and phone calls, often having to wait hours or days before receiving the information we needed to move ahead. 4 - Once the engine swap was completed and the truck was able to be driven, additional problems arose. Getting answers and information from their Technical Service and Warranty Department proved to be time-consuming and exceedingly slow. 5 - During the following months of normal daily driving, there was an ongoing process to diagnose and fix the tendency for this engine to ping. It became necessary to apply strong pressure on the Warranty Department for a final solution to fix it. Their default position was to distrust me as the customer, require ever more information and data (which I supplied after investing in additional diagnostic tools and resources), and still they assume the problems were caused by the customer. 6 - We discovered the stock EGR valve used on the 350 V8 does not open and close properly for the Edelbrock Performer intake manifold, heads, and TBI intake setup of my 383 Stroker. After trying 4 or 5 various EGR models and manufacturers, Blueprint Engines still cannot specify an EGR valve manufacturer and model that will work. 7 - After the data I supplied showed that the engine components were in place and working (knock sensors, temp sensors, EGR, etc.), and the engine was timed properly, they decided that perhaps the original PROM they supplied with the engine was faulty. When they checked their records, they could not find any record of my original PROM, nor could their vendor who created it (Westers). I eventually received a new PROM and after installing it, the engine ran worse and created a "check engine" condition. I ended up troubleshooting and replacing the ECU and using the original PROM to correct this issue - completely on my own. 8 - Within the 3-year, 50,000-mile warranty the engine developed a head gasket coolant leak. There was never any communication or documentation on a procedure or requirements for addressing this kind of warranty repair. Still trying to sort that out. 9 - BluePrint Engines required me to take the truck and engine to a local shop of their recommendation to have it assessed and then their findings communicated back to BluePrint before moving ahead with any further corrections. BOTTOM LINE - This manufacturer is very difficult to work with as a small, single-person customer. They focus on their big customers like Factory Five and others who purchase larger quantities of their engines. They treat a small customer as an afterthought and assume they do not know what they are doing. I cannot recommend them in good conscience. If I ever get this engine running right it will be at a great time, energy and monetary cost... way beyond what it was worth. If I had to do it over, I wish I would have purchased a replacement crate engine from Chevrolet Performance.

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    Brian P.

    I dealt with Scott and Kell. These guys were great. My 72 Chevy is well powered with a great motor and what i feel was superb service. I have only great things to say.

    69 Mach 1

    I purchased my Blue Print 408 stroker for my 69 Mustang Mach 1 in 2014. It is an amazing machine. I had some hiccups along the way due to my mechanics that didn't know what they're doing, however, the Blue Print technical staff and warranty dept. went above and beyond every time I called them. I worked with Ken in the warranty department and he really took care of me. He was so patient with me. I really appreciate all the help. Below is the monster that they help me create LOL.

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    I have the 383 just hit 500 miles and it's everything I wanted. I would definitely recommend Blueprint Engins

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    The advertised horsepower of my engine was 530 hp actual horsepower on the dynamometer was 549 and 519 foot pounds of torque!!

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