What have you guys actually spent on your engines???? without tranny or rear end prices just engines....

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1987 IROC-Z
G92, LB9 305 TPI, 3.23, Bright Red with Carmine Interior, Pioneer DEHP47DH CD deck.2 JBL DS645 4*6 (F).. 2 JBL DS965 6*9 (S).. Soon to be 335 or 350 TPI...

 

Motor and intake only, about $5000

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1991 Z28 ZZ4 with LPE superram base, SLP runners, LPE 58mm T-body,Random Technology ramair,TES headers,24#svo injectors,and just about every other bolt on that there is. Just got a ZEX nitrous kit!

 

Cost of new engine?? Old saying "IF YOU HAVE TO ASK THE PRICE, YOU PROBALLY CAN NOT AFFORD
IT." All aside, its a lot of money.

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1987 Black Camaro IROC-Z (original owner) Replaced LB9 @ 86100 miles.
New 350 Crate engine
Balanced & blueprinted
WP 67cc Heads 9.6:1 C.R.
Cam: 450lift,216dur@50,110ls
TPI Induction(from 305)
22# Fuel Injectors
SLP Intake runners
New Computer chip
K&N filters & Air Foil ,
Hothkis STB
SLP 1 3/4 Headers
CATCO 3" Catalytic conv.
SLP 3" Cat Back Exhaust
700R4 Auto
SLP Torque Converter (2400 stall)
Limited Slip rear
245/45/ZR-17 Tires
17x8.5 ATI 5 Razze Wheels
EST. 340HP
380#/ft of Torque
NEW TOY!

 

Premium long block w/flat top pistons and roller lifter and roller rockers $1236.00 for a pretty base engine.More extreme= more$$$.

 

The truth is, you're not going to get much of a motor for less than $3,000...

Let's say you buy a base 350 motor for around $1,200.. Good price, probably a decent motor. But it's most likely going to have a weak bottom end, with junk pistons, a flat tappet peanut cam, and crappy iron heads with almost no flow potential.

Then if you can get your TPI setup to work on it, you'll probably have (if tuned properly) 250 or so horses... Definitely an improvement over a 305. But wait a minute...

You've got it installed, and you take it out for your first evening cruise... You're feeling ****y so you're looking for a race...

You're sitting at a stop light when an old beat up 93 Z28 pulls up next to you... Revving his engine you give him a rev back to let him know you're game...

Light changes.... Boom... You both take off and are neck and neck.. All the sudden... WTF??? The 93 starts walking you after you hit 2nd gear.

This sucks... You just spent $1,200 on a motor, another $1,000 to get it installed... And you got roasted by some punk in a 93 Z...

I hope that makes sense.... The point is if you are going to the trouble of having a new motor put in for POWER REASONS... Why not do it right the first time and have something that will make your car haul *** !

 

hi,
i have got over $4000 tied up in parts and have not even started to assemble the thing yet.

BTW i am building a votec headed 383.

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LOBC-- SS-84

92 RS Heritage package with a 305
84 El camino

 

I am at $8700 for all parts including exhaust and headers for a full roller 383 superram afr 190 setup (all new inc. 30# injectors, canton oil pan, new water pump, all bolts, afpr, heated O2...etc)
That is for a cast setup. add several k more for good forged.
The question is how much do you want to spend and what are your goals...

 

My 383's cost went up to 4200.00$$.

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Big 454 72 Chevy Nova
383 86 Camaro Z28
10.5:1compression 186 casting Heads,234dur.488lift exh&int,Edelbrock performer intake, Holley750 vac.sec 400 crank,flat top pistons,edelbrock valve springs and lifters,tranny shift kit,2500 stall converter. Will install 3.73's later on and might go with a more aggresive cam.As of 4/01 added Hooker Headers,2.5inchpipes with 40 s. Flowmasters.Ignition upgrade include: MSD Coil and MSD module.

 

I am building a 350 right now. So far I got about $1000 into it. That's w/o head work, intake, headers, water pump, or anything else like that. I got lucky and got a 4 bolt main block, w/heads, crank and rods for $100. The pistons had holes in two of them.
After hypereutectic flat top slugs, hyd. cam w/lifters, gasket set, bearings, moly rings double roller timing chain/gears, high volume oil pump, and ARP rod/main bolts. ($400) Then bore block 30 over, plate hone, grind crank 10 under then polish.($300) Install ARP rod bolts and resize rod ends. ($150) And I ain't even got it put together yet. Won't do that 'till I get the heads done, or new ones. It all adds up fast man. Then there's the rear end, headers, converter, subframe cons. It goes on and on.