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Old 07-31-2007, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by John Langer
Heads - 8k with titanium valves, springs, seats, guides, head bolts and shaft bars (that is being conservative)
intake - 4k with 2 dominators (box stock no tricks)
block - 4k machined
crank - 2.5k
rods, pistons, pins, rings and bearings - $2k
oil pan, oil pump, vacuum pump & valve covers - $1.5k
belt drive, water pump, crank trigger and balancer - $1.75k
cam, lifters and push rods - $1.3k
flex plate and starter - $.4k
dist, plugs, wires, cap, rotor - $.2k
oil and remote oil filter - $.1k
head and valve cover gaskets - $.2k
custom headers - $2.5k
misc shipping - $.5k
dyno - $.5k
Grand Total - $29,450.00
that's a great itemized list, but i think you could cut a few things and still end up with 1000na horsepower.
you wouldn't necessarily need a belt drive.
a single carb with a well done cast manifold would get the job done.
everything else looks pretty close except for the heads, you may be a little low there depending on what you start with and who works on them.

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