01-29-2016, 12:11 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: SoCal,
CA
Cobra Make & Engine: CSX #4xxx with CSX 482; David Kee Toploader
Posts: 3,574
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
And I'll quote myself.
The Shelby Engine Co., which is now owned by Denbeste in Windsor and a Shelby dealer, has a 496 crate FE engine on eBay right now for $30,000. Yes, I'm sure you can find an engine builder to do it cheaper, $10,000-$12,000 for a RBT-ZF transaxle and shipping, and of course, there's likelihood for upgrades to what the factory provides in a roller.
And I know around here, the top notch facilities will charge $100/hour +/- for labor. And you know the shop will want a reasonable profit margin.
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And there lies the "sink hole". As RodKnock mentioned in so many words, once you are in deep for a $170k roller, you simply have to finish strong with the good stuff. I can't imagine someone being in that deep and wanting to finish on the cheap. That would haunt me every time I drove it. 
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