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Originally Posted by Excaliber
I'd build it myself first of all.  I would guess a typical Shelby engine would be 30 to 40K, I don't think you could "shop around" and do one for less. But you could certainly shop around and do a vintage block for less than $20 even. Substantially less depending on the internals. |
Vintage blocks have got to be around $5,000 +/- and a Shelby aluminum block is essentially the same price. The CSX block adds less than a $1,000 to an FE build.
KC advertises an aluminum FE with a CSX block for $19,000.
Roush does sell 511ci FE engines with stack injection for $30K-$35K.
I agree with Mickmate. I started to look around for a vintage block, but: a) couldn't find a good one, and if you did, it was the price of a new alloy block, and b) the weight loss on the front end is/was crucial to me.