$5500 is it worth it
04-22-2003, 11:32 PM
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$5500 is it worth it
my buddy is getting a motor from a guy that has a shop.
its gonna be $5500 all installed and out the door
346 bored and honned
heads fully ported, intake match ported
JE pistons, eagle rods, clevete barings, all the good stuff
(that also includes a line hone on the main if he needs it because the cause of this is a spun bearing somewere so he's goin for the good stuff)
cam, springs, valves, keepers, locks
all seals and everything down to the coolent
the guy says there will be no problem runnin like a 300 shot on the motor and he has don it for a bunch of other people and they have had no problems
BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU GUYS THINK THAT IS A GOOD DEAL
THANX
JIM
its gonna be $5500 all installed and out the door
346 bored and honned
heads fully ported, intake match ported
JE pistons, eagle rods, clevete barings, all the good stuff
(that also includes a line hone on the main if he needs it because the cause of this is a spun bearing somewere so he's goin for the good stuff)
cam, springs, valves, keepers, locks
all seals and everything down to the coolent
the guy says there will be no problem runnin like a 300 shot on the motor and he has don it for a bunch of other people and they have had no problems
BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU GUYS THINK THAT IS A GOOD DEAL
THANX
JIM
Last edited by spoonjimlt1; 04-22-2003 at 11:38 PM.
04-23-2003, 02:14 AM
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easy on the hate tommy lol
back to tommy- are you hating on us youngsters that just want to be like our parents and buy a f-body to make faster!?!
we're all bro's here
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04-23-2003, 05:55 AM
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sounds like a good deal. I would ask if he has any references from previous customers to see what they say or try to find someone in the area that knows about the quality work he can perform. 5500 is still a lot of money, especially if after 3 months the engine goes to pieces.
04-23-2003, 01:27 PM
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i know that alot of the guys in my area have his work in there cars and they are very happy with the work
oh and he said at least 420 rwhp lookin at 450 with the lighter pistons
And the guy that does this is HATAK racing engins i can give the number if you guys want some info.
thanx guys
JIM
oh and he said at least 420 rwhp lookin at 450 with the lighter pistons
And the guy that does this is HATAK racing engins i can give the number if you guys want some info.
thanx guys
JIM
04-23-2003, 08:41 PM
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yeah thats the guy
I think it is just gonna be hone bored. I THINK
but its nice no matter what
but im sure that the over bore would not make a huge diffrence in the price.
I think it is just gonna be hone bored. I THINK
but its nice no matter what
but im sure that the over bore would not make a huge diffrence in the price.
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04-24-2003, 07:58 AM
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Well it seems like a good idea on the surface but if he is claiming 420 hp its probably because of the heads and has nothing to do with the bottom end. If your running a fairly stock setup like a stock rear end and trans than id upgrade that before you go dumping this motor and a 300 shot on your car. Only to find out your rear end is snapped and your out of $$$. As far as getting that much power you could have your heads ported and with a matched cam and dyno tuning get around the same hp numbers and probably spend under $3000. Excluding any kind of nitrous shot. Plus heads are alot easier to swap than an entire motor.