I have a sbc350 bored .60 bought the motor for 500$ unsure on internals its a 70s 4bolt block got about 1k into it alltogether my question is swap it out or keep it and build goals are daily driver pumpgas N/A would be happy with hitting high 11s in 1/4 with slicks i was thinking id have to make close to 400to the ground budget for motor is 6-7k less if possible amd yes ik i need upgraded tran rearend etc motor setup is issue atm

 

Cant see anywhere what you want to run this in. Is the motor complete or just a shortblock. If you wanna go in the 11's it can be done with a "355ish", but IDK about the budget there.... Making the engine power is one thing, running 11's in the 1/4 is another.

 

88iroc woops automatic what about low 12s then?

 

Blueprint has crate motors 396sbc for 5500 just needs intake carb dist plugs wires makes 491hp and 509ftlbs think this could do it if not close? To my goals

 

Motor is in car right now running

 

$5500 is pretty good for 500 lb/ft, and that should do it. Make sure you understand how they made that 500lb/ft of torque, bc if you still have to buy intake, carb, distributor, headers - all that will cost a lot more than $5500. These ads are designed to suck you in and get your dough, it's o k as long as you know what you're getting in to. They make money on the other stuff you gotta buy bc you wanna make 500lb.ft of torque. Now if you could get close by using the stuff that's on your motor that's in your car running now, (intake exhaust, distributor, carb...) then you might make your budget and go fast too. But you gotta know that it doesn't take a lot to dummy down that 500lb/ft, a bad exhaust system and no tune will do that. Find out what it will really cost before you send your $5500 away.....

 

I cant recall the price my cousin gave me for those other parts he uses highend stuff i think it was somewhere around 1400-1600for it all said try and see if i cam get the motor they are selling without heads amd get better 1s no response from blueprint yet.and ya ik i gotta get all the littler thing exhaust amd what not was trying to get motor part done 1st everything else i found on this forum helped with the rest of that thanks for input😎