I have added up my cost on building my 383 and came up with the following!

1. Lunati Stroker Kit $2500
2. Trick Flow Heads 195/76/62cc $1295 *Ported $400 *Valve job $200
3. Ported Stock Intake $100
4. Convert to 4 bolt main and bore it etc--- $1000
5. Comp Cam 224/236 114lsa $225
6. Comp R Lifters $220
7. Comp Hi-tech pushrods $109
8. Comp Roller Rockers 1.6 $330
9. 57lbs Lucas/se injectors $65ea
10. Racetronics Fuel pump and wire harness assembly. $225
11. Ati Twin Flow intercoolers and pulley for P-1sc $1480
12. Updated program form PCMFORLESS.COM

I am looking for 550hp 12psi 93 octane?????????
Compression Ratio is 8.93-1 using this setup// 20dished pistons, heads worked out to 67cc ,1074 felpro gaskets and blocked decked to .015.

What do you guys think of this setup is the cost to high

 

dayum!

my setup:

1. SRP pistons (-31cc dish) $509
1.2. Eagle 4340 383 crank $419
1.3. Scat 4340 Rods with ARP bolts 240
2. stock heads (with FI i dont mind, plus no moe money ) $0
3. Stock intake: $0
4. LT4 (already a 4 bolt) block i bought $200
4.5. machining (clean block, bore/hone, etc) $195
5. comp cam i got (forgot grind, too lazy to look lol) $250
6.stock lifters $0
7. 95 hardened pushrods $0
8.Comp cam RRs (bought them a while ago, already in the car) so 0$
9. 42 racetronix injectors (alerady in forgot the price, something like 300 tho) $0
10. fuel pump (not sure what yet) ~$250
11. custom FMIC and piping $500
12. my own tune and LT1_edit $550

i'm looking at 8.5 compression and 15psi with methanol and FMIC with a turbo, so figure 600+ with race gas i'll be 20psi so around 750hp?

i'm taking my time with my build, building as i feel like it should be done by new year

 

how or where did you get your eagle crank so cheap?????

 

Please don't spend all that money and settle for a mail order tune. Get it tuned on a dyno with wideband O2.
Everything else looks fine for your goals.
How bout double roller timing chain, electric water pump, Keyed crank hub/aftermarket balancer?

 

IMO you are better off going with a nice front mount intercooler. Also I would recommend a dyno-tune over a mail order tune.

 

The short block cost me 2300.00 Forged diamond pistons, eagle rods and crank, 4 bolt splayed callies etc... lets just say APE took a little bit longer than they should of and gave me a lil suprise when I was expecting a 355 to be sent to my house.... Now thats how a shop takes care of their customer

 

There is a huge range depending on the parts selected, and the amount (and quality) of the machine work done. There is also a lot of $$$ in gaskets and accessories that some people include in the price and others do not. In any case, the parts you list seem fine except for the TF heads. I don't know anything about them, so I can't comment one way or another.

FWIW, it would cost ~$15,000 to reproduce my motor from oil pan to valve covers.

Rich

 

Im doing all the machine work and that myself but so far

splayed caps 100
eagle 4340 light weight crank 525
manley H beam rods 500
JE pistons 600
custom cam 300
valves 200
springs 175
Titanium spring ratainers 200
lifters 250
timing set 100
injectors 400
head bolt kit 120
main cap bolts 70
3540

and i know Im forgetting a lot on there but thats just the main parts

 

Lunati is a very good choice, but you should look at Callies too. Either of those is better than those overseas cranks/rods, and it shows in the price. How about some oliver rods? Just kidding.

Choose a good machine shop, don't assume they know what they are doing, check em out.

Any way you go with a blown 383, it won't be a budget motor.

 

i think i got some sweet deals

for now it will just be n/a, but once i get used to the power, ill replace the pistons with some low compression ones, a turbo cam and the PTK turbo kit.

 

A Callies Dragonslayer crank and Lunati "Pro-Mod" rods are not much more $$$ than the Chinese stuff and are a lot nicer, IMHO.

Rich

 

Let's see...

ZZ383 4340 crank pistons and rods...free
5.7 eagle I beam 4340 rods with 7/16 bolts...$160
ARP 4 bolt main studs...$40
ARP head bolts...$40
new HP oil pump...$25
gaskets...$70
LT1 intake conversion...$50
fuel rails...$40
thermostat adapter...$60
bearings...$80
freeze plugs...$10
double roller timing chain...$40
GM847 cam...$205
comp R lifters...$150
comp 1.6 promags...$200
LE ported LT1 heads (278/205) with ferrea valves, valvejob, converted to gen 1 SBC, comp 977 springs, 10 deg. locks, retainers, seats, shims and core charge...$1250
30# SVO injectors...$150
58mm BBK TB...$300
MSD procomp dirtributor...free
misc... (wires, oil, filter, sealants, etc...)...$100

all I need for that motor now is some good longtubes. 1 5/8 hedman LT's aint gonna cut it Took 2 years but if you look long enough you can save some serious money (unless you're going all out)!

 

Balanced Eagle Forged Assembly with SRP Pistons - $1800
AFR 210 Heads - $1900
Hardened Pushrods - $40
4 Bolt Splay Caps - $180
ARP Studs - $60
ARP Head Bolts - $60
Machining (Bore, Line Bore, 4-bolt tapping, boil, etc) $550
LT4 Intake - $230 Porting $0
Comp R Lifters - $260
Pro Magnum Rockers 1.6 - $240
Gaskets, Rings Etc. -$200
LT1 Timing Set - $120
Assembly and clearancing - $0

I think some of the stuff he ripped me on, but I think I got a good deal on the crank and heads....and I didn't have to deal with it.

Thank God the wife doesn't go on this site....if she saw the above she'd stab me in the neck with a rusty fork. She doesn't know the prices on what doesn't come in the mail

 

Lets see if I can remember some stuff...

Eagle comp. rotating assembly $1700
4340 Eagle Crank, H beam rods, JE pistons, rings, bearings, etc...

Dart Pro 1 215 heads $740

Oliver main caps and stud kit $340

Holley Stealth Ram and rails $500

I've got pretty much everything I need to finish the motor, but I don't want to build it and have it sit in the truck for months while I finish the rest of the drive train, so it's all sitting in boxes in my garage.