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Originally Posted by ender2664
Under 4,500
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do you have any parts already for the build such as a block/timing chain cover/water pump/etc/etc?????
the "little" parts will nickel and dime you to death.....
sometime back I picked up a 351-W engine in a junk yard,it was missing the intake and heads,otherwise everything else was there,gave the guy 50 bucks for it, the timing chain cover alone is worth that.........I have since used the timing chain cover and
oil pan on another engine as well as some brackets and pulleys, then sold the bare block for 50 bucks.......
$4,500 is possible if you are careful and have some parts laying around to re-use or go junkyard shopping for the odds and ends....nothing wrong with a used intake,just bought an aluminum daul plane Wieand intake for a 351-W for 50 bucks and a electronic distributor with less than 500 miles on it for 100 bucks, both sold new for a little over 400 bucks combined....
$4,500 is even more doable if you go with a 351-W instead of the stroker motor......you should be able to get a complete 351-W engine in a junkyard for 250 bucks (doesn't have to be a running engine,complete is what your looking for) ,I've gotten them for as little as 100 bucks.....
tear it down, bore the block,turn the crank if needed,new pistons/rings/bearings and $1,500.00 for a good set of after market iron heads and a nice hydraulic cam/alum intake and carb and your looking at 400 hp and at least 400 lb ft of torque if not more........
David