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Fordracer,

along with the parts and related prices....other FE items like blueprinting your block and heads for appropriate oiling and flow, port matching your intake and heads, possible port work on the heads you select, engine balancing, valve work, the performance engine build and setup itself, and break-in on an engine stand can all add to the price. There are several places to contact now for FEs. Most seem to be pretty competetive, and it really comes down to what you get for the money.

FYI...if you are interested:
One other FE Engineer/Builder that I would recommend you speak with is Tom Lucas at FE Specialties. Tom lives, breaths, and drives FE engines in his cars. Tom is very reasonable, and seems to do it for the love of the FE engine alone. He builds Cobra/Mustang/Thunderbolt/Truck FE car motors, drag car motors, and some hefty FE nostalgic drag boat motors - all day long, every day. A pretty unique individual if you meet him. I saw a mean 390 running recently that he just built for a customer. It was running on his break-in engine stand, and it was a might bit more wicked than my 428CJ he built for me. He won't even sell you a complete motor unless he checks, runs, and tunes it first on his in-house break-in stand. No negotiation there. The 390 I saw was around $6000 complete with carb and all. He does an affordable 390 package every once in a while for advertisement... His built 427s, 428s, and stroker FE motors are considerably more depending on what parts you choose to go with. He will build whatever you want, for a reasonable price. A good guy to check with for comparsion. Tell him I sent you, and that you saw this on ClubCobra. Yes, I am endorsing him, so far he has done more for me than "any" engine builder I or my friends have come across to date. Good guy. He is a member of these boards, and checks in every once in a while on late evenings... His id is "FE Specialties" on Club Cobra.

Tom Lucas / FE Specialties is at: (916) 339-0427

notice the phone number - thats a 3 and 390-427. Bore size being larger than a 428, so 427 was the last number he chose, not 428. That's Tom, the FE guy.