A Blueprint For Power & Peace

A Superclean Car With a Half-ass Motor Is a Recipe for Disaster. Please Don’t Be That Guy; Read on as We Give You a Blueprint for Success and Peace of Mind.

- Joe Ray

A beautiful car with a subpar motor is much like that good-looking person with a birdbrain. In short, they’re great to look at but a long-term relationship is probably out of the question. To be honest, we probably all know someone who owns one of these oversized paperweights. These are the cars we adore while having a barbecue, and when it comes to actually taking it on a cruise, well, you’ll most likely find them cruising on the back of a flatbed or posted on a side street waiting for help.

Part of the joy of building a weekend warrior is to just do that. You want to be able to fire it up knowing that it will take you where you need to be, but that’s not possible if your motor is in dire need of a mechanical overhaul. To add to that, many of the motors in these classic cars are some 40-plus year old tired motors. While retaining its stock formation may be appealing to purists, it’s not really a concern to lowriding, so the next best step may be to drop in a fresh crate motor that was purpose-built for your ride. In terms of cost-effectiveness, it may be slightly cheaper to revamp an older powerplant, but the benefits— think horsepower gain, peace of mind, and performance—are second to none when it comes to throwing in a new motor, and this is where BluePrint Engines comes into play.