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Old July 2nd, 2009, 10:47 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by citcapp View Post
I don't know in what context the term blueprinted is used in todays engine building but when I was a young man in the dark ages the term was use for an engine built to extreme close tolerances and the whole term was "balanced and blueprinted". I haven't heard that term used in a long time.
Unfortunately today the term "blueprinted" has about as much meaning as "numbers matching" or "3/4 race cam". As noted, get the facts and the details on the build. If they are not available, assume the worst.
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