Quote Originally Posted by B18c1Turboed
I guess this is where we have to agree to disagree, because I know that it don’t take no where near the amount you have stated, but you are a shop so you have too included labor prices.

The Machine shop we use for hone, boring, and decking are blocks charge us like 120.00 I think it was, as far as balance the crank I had Laskey racing do mine and I want to say I paid 250. I can’t recall that.

Of course when using a shop you will pay more, because you have too included labor. So 15k to build and install isn’t that bad I think. But just in parts I would say to build a 400whp car it would be roughly about 8k. And that’s doing it right!!



And you cant compare are manifold to what he is trying to do, or put toghter because we go for higher HP so of course we will always pay more than others!



If you want my suggestion I would go B series, theirs a lot of people building 600hp cars on stock sleeves. For the same amount you are going to build a 400hp D series you can have a B series with a lot more HP. And parts for B series are a lot cheaper too, because they so easy to find!

your right machine shops are different in prices. i had some quote $250, some $500 to COMPLETELY machine a motor.

the guy we use now is prob the best in the state and he aint cheap but ive had great success with him so ....

i agree, B>D in terms of that kind of power