Well now I just gotta get that Powerball and I'm good to go!
In all seriousness approximately what would I be looking at for the head and intake manifold? How about the lower end? Cam? Pistons? I'll make the brackets with a buddy who would definitely be up for this kind of insanity. That'll just be the cost of some billet aluminum and our time in the shop (well I also have to provide the beer and he doesn't like the cheap stuff... might be cheaper if I start brewing my own...).
Just a rough budget estimate. Are we talking 3k? 5k?
It'd be nice to be big-block fast in a streetable six.
...and, of course, I'd need to work on the rear end, trans, rear suspension... Project creep.
Would 10k cover the whole thing?
Thinking out loud again: We'd probably make our own intake so we can use a modern electric throttle body and an EFI system.
Make that 12k.
OK so here's the wish list:
Sissle head: $? EFI system with electronic throttle body (and new go-peddle): $1,500 Fab up brackets and intake: $250 in materials used 700r4 and bits to mount it: $750 Ferd 9" Rear, modified: $1200-ish if I do a lot of the grunt work Rear suspension work to take the abuse: $2000 Bottom end stuff and machine shop block work: $2,500 Cam and rollers: $700 Projected project creep based on knowing myself too well: $3000
$9,400 plus the head.
What am I missing?
....or a turbo for $3,000 + rear + trans + cam + headwork for a total under 6k.
