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Newby with some questions about FED's

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kilroy1930:
Hey everybody, I'm very excited to be joining everybody racing and enjoying a FED.  I have been hooked on these cars since i was a kid, and finally have the funds saved up to embark on this journey.  I am hoping to race in a nostalgia eliminator class.  I am currently looking at some cars on racingjunk and also if anybody has a car or knows anybody selling one i would definitely be interested.  One of the cars I'm looking at is a 185" wheelbase car that has a 387 cubic inch injected small block.  Says it runs 8.3's in the quarter.  I contacted the owner and he stated that the car has about a 100 passes on it.  They have done basic maintenance but nothing major.  Is that a lot of passes for that engine?  Is it time to go thru it?  When do you guys start going thru your engines? 

digster:
Welcome to FED
My 2 cents would be make sure the car has a current certification tag.
On the engine I'd only pay core price on it unless it is a "known engine".

hotrod316:
WELCOME LILROY 1930 you have pics of my fed for sale
hotrod316 steve m 8) 8)

masracingtd1167:
Any time you are buying a used motor it would be wise to take it apart and take a good look at everything . Also to verify that the seller is giving you what he say's it is !

kilroy1930:
Ya the more research I do, the more I'm leaning towards a roller.  Thanks for the feedback.

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