If you had $6,500 sitting around What would you do?
02-18-2006, 01:28 AM
#41
On The Tree
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Bellevue Ne
Posts: 107
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by NXZ
Thanks to the people that posted a not so sensible but accurate response to my thread. Oh, and to those of you who are concerned with my finances. I have a wonderful carrier and make great money. Thank you, but I am doing fine and I have a sound financial portfolio. Maybe I should have mentioned that I am Married and this $ is extra and it is decided by my wife and I that this $ can go toward going faster in a straight line. Cool wife HUH 
. Please keep the not so sensible responses coming.
. Please keep the not so sensible responses coming.
02-18-2006, 01:48 AM
#42
7 Second Club
iTrader: (42)
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: paducah, ky
Posts: 4,558
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by funnelone
If you are that well off you cheated on your taxes to get 6500 back. Or you are a finacial idiot. That would be an intrest free loan you are giving away. Unless you have 7 kids.
he didnt say he got it all back from taxes... maybe he just got back 1k from taxes and the rest is just laying around....
id say get some more CI.. you already have the N20 so get a 408 high CR and spray the **** out of it... like i plan to
02-18-2006, 08:19 AM
#43
Before you spend your money you should try and come to a decision as to how far you are going to mod. No sense in building a H/C 347 when a year from now you are going to want more cubes. I was in much the same situation as you a couple of months ago and had to decide whether to do a ls2 or just stay with a 347 with H/C.
I decided to stay with the 347 and as long as I can keep telling myself that this is what I am going to stay with then everything should be fine. Just remember it is always cheaper to spend the money once on quality and work towards a final goal.
If you think that you might want more cubes in the future then think about adding a good set of headers and maybe a Fast 90/90 these you can transfer to your next build.
I decided to stay with the 347 and as long as I can keep telling myself that this is what I am going to stay with then everything should be fine. Just remember it is always cheaper to spend the money once on quality and work towards a final goal.
If you think that you might want more cubes in the future then think about adding a good set of headers and maybe a Fast 90/90 these you can transfer to your next build.
02-18-2006, 12:44 PM
#46
Originally Posted by TroubledWine3
Considering the LS7 is $13,000, and you can get the Warlocks block AND heads for $6,000...I don't see how it would be more, much less MUCH more...and I'm going out on a limb, but I'm guessing that you would be making more with the Warlock than an LS7 LOL.
Warhawk block $4000
Warhawk heads $2200
Callies crank $2100
Carillo rods $1600
Pistons, rings $1000
Cam $500
timing chain and gears $200
Intake $300
Throttle body $400
Fuel rails, injectors $400
water pump $150
balancer $500
Coils, brackets $400
Covers $200
oil pump $155
Bolts, gaskets $300
These are the major things, there are a lot of little things I'm leaving out. I'm up to $14.5k for parts. Add engine balancing and blueprinting, assembly and dyno and we're getting close to $18k.
02-18-2006, 04:28 PM
#48
hmmm Patriot heads, rebuild stock shortblock (n/a usage will be cheaper), F13 cam, bolt-ons (do NOT buy bolt-ons new... most always go used.. atleast for exhaust parts!)
that'll get you in at $6500 or below (below if you're frugal)
oh, budget in some subframes, lower control arms, torque arm, swaybars, and shocks etc.... again, none of which should be new (except for bushings and shocks)
that'll get you in at $6500 or below (below if you're frugal)
oh, budget in some subframes, lower control arms, torque arm, swaybars, and shocks etc.... again, none of which should be new (except for bushings and shocks)
