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Talking with a buddy of mine this weekend. He has an 88 1500 with a 5.7 that is on the the high side of 350,000 miles. He is debating on rebuilding it himself or purchasing a Jasper engine. I personally never dealt with a Jasper engine. Anyone have any helpful input good or bad? Thanks

I have been installing Jasper engines for at least 20 years and personally feel like it is the best remanufactured engine out there. I used to build the engines for most of the stuff that came through the shop but now I just build the "special" stuff and sell Jaspers for everything else. The turn around is much quicker and when you factor in the additional labor for rebuild as opposed to installing a long block there isn't much difference in price to the customer. My local machine shop won't give me any more than a 12 month 12,000 mile warranty and the Jasper has a 3 year 100,000 mile parts & labor warranty. The few problems I have had with the Jasper product Jasper has stepped up and taken care of. There are a lot of engine builders out there that will give you a warranty but until you have a problem you don't know how good that warranty is.

i ran one in my 1989 burban for 8 years and always pulling something behind it... race car... camper...ect .... never missed a beat or had any issues :wink:

I have a Jasper engine and transmission in my 2001 Ford Supercrew. I had to put the engine in at 242,000 miles and I have 300,125 on it today, so 58,125 so far. The trans has probably 125,000 or more. Both have been trouble free in my case.

Jasper's warranty is nation wide also. Kinda nice if you are traveling and have problems with their engine. I would have another installed in a heartbeat.

Curtis

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u,d b lucky is ya got 10,ooo miles outta them,there junk,an with the price they charge u shud get a lifetime warranty :D

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Is this supposed to be a joke?

Thanks guys, sounds like they are nothing to shy away from. Not sure on the price comparison but I will pass the thumbs up on them to my pal and he can run the numbers himself.

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Bought a used car with a jasper motor and trans, drove it two years never a hiccup or burp not a single problem. Not sure how many were on the motor when I got the car, because the odometer cable was broke. It ran perfectly. If I was putting a motor or a trans in car that was a daily driver and I was going to keep it,I would use a jasper motor or trans JMO

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Afraid not Curt. This guy is cutting down on people pretty good with negative stuff . After reading his reply on this one I am thinking Kid. I got him pinned on I.P. and watching him with finger on button...he is getting closer. :twisted:

As for Jasper Tumbs up ! I have a few buddies that are self employed mechanics that have a good track record with Jasper. I would be more concerned with the miles on the truck..other parts will wear and the weak link will raise its head and will continue on until you fix/replace it all. My brother fell victim to this last year..he wouldn't listen .my opinion is that you get to a point of diminishing return.....food for thought

Put a Jasper engine in my Blazer a year ago. No problems yet.

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Brian, with just six posts at least he isn't around enough to really matter much. The way his post is written I thought someone was just being silly, but you might be right about him being young. Oh well, no real harm in someone being ignorant I guess. LOL

Curtis

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Very good point ! :wink:

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Gotta love the usage of grammar now. Text speak is turning people into idiots!!! Not much to say to this other than wow.........

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Very true Mark.......however public schools aren't helping, allowing kids to use spellcheck and calculators instead of teaching them how to actually spell and add......

Johnny

I've never personally had a Jasper engine, but never heard a bad thing about them. Lots of shops used to install their motors, but I don't see motors being replaced like I used to. When I was younger it was pretty common for somebody to replace a motor and keep on driving. Motors last longer than they use to and people trade / sell when they have major problems. IMO that's partly because banks now will allow negative equity in an automobile.

Automotive engines last a lot longer than they used to. With overdrive transmissions reducing the number of revolutions an engine will turn in it's lifetime and the improved efficiency of fuel injection the "heart" of the average car just has a better life. Now automatic transmission are another story...

Y'get what you pay for . . Jasper has had to compete with GM, Ford and Chrysler in the "Crate Engine" business . . And with the ability to manufacture engines with the precision now attainable if you have the money and facilities to do so, kind of puts the backyard or small "Rebuild Shop" out of business . .

On the Transmissions, same deal. If you're using a "Mud Pump" for racing, the right converter and transmission, while not cheap, will work trouble free as long as common sense maintenance is performed and the temperatures are kept down . . Y'just have to remember. That 'Glide input shaft, no matter how much it costs, is only good for so many of those 5800 rpm stall starts . .