LS1 build
11-16-2007, 04:38 PM
#1
LS1 build hey guys i was just wondering around how much it would cost if i was to build an LS1 or 6.0 with around 500hp from the bottom up? if i just bought all the parts new and did all the installing myself. can anybody give me a round about figure?
11-16-2007, 07:25 PM
#3
If you've got solid experience in engine building, figure around the same it would cost you to buy one from a reputable shop. Maybe a couple hundred $ less, but that's about it. Unless you own or have free access to a machine shop, that is. What you save in labor, you end up spending on precision tools like micrometers, super-accurate torque wrench, angle-torque gauge, etc.
If you've got no experience or training in engine building, figure about 2x what it would cost you to buy one from a reputable shop. The first round of $$ goes into the engine that blows up first startup, the second round of $ goes to the shop you buy an assembled engine from afterward.
So...just price out an assembled short or long block from a few sponsors and plan accordingly. Unless you already own all the precision tools, training or supervised experience, there's no money to be saved on DIY engine building.
If you've got no experience or training in engine building, figure about 2x what it would cost you to buy one from a reputable shop. The first round of $$ goes into the engine that blows up first startup, the second round of $ goes to the shop you buy an assembled engine from afterward.
So...just price out an assembled short or long block from a few sponsors and plan accordingly. Unless you already own all the precision tools, training or supervised experience, there's no money to be saved on DIY engine building.
