427 for $10k is it possible?
hi guys, i've been reading up on this thread and in books i've purchased about the ls motors but i finally just decided to make a new thread about it.
I'm still new to this forum so my apologies if the topic has been covered (although, i have searched) I was wondering if it's possible to build a complete 427 for roughly 10k. This motor will be going into my nissan 240sx.
I've looked at some of the sponsors on here and it seems like i'm gonna end up paying 5, 6k for a short block alone but i only want to do the short block once and never touch the internals again, lol.
The only problem with that is i want a comparable head package but i know how expensive those can get, then i still have to get an intake manifold and pretty much all the accessories and everything else, oh did i forget to mention i have no other parts for this motor, i'll be buying everything and probably have a shop build it for me or end up buying everything from one place and having them build it and ship it out to me.
Either way i'm looking to spend about 10k (or less, lol) for pretty much a crate engine...i know it's probably not possible but i'm sure there are budget guys out there who have done it or came close to it. 10k is a lot of money for me and for anybody for that matter but i just want to do it once but do it right.
Any help would be much appreciated, thanks guys.
(please move if it's not in the right section.)
I'm still new to this forum so my apologies if the topic has been covered (although, i have searched) I was wondering if it's possible to build a complete 427 for roughly 10k. This motor will be going into my nissan 240sx.
I've looked at some of the sponsors on here and it seems like i'm gonna end up paying 5, 6k for a short block alone but i only want to do the short block once and never touch the internals again, lol.
The only problem with that is i want a comparable head package but i know how expensive those can get, then i still have to get an intake manifold and pretty much all the accessories and everything else, oh did i forget to mention i have no other parts for this motor, i'll be buying everything and probably have a shop build it for me or end up buying everything from one place and having them build it and ship it out to me.
Either way i'm looking to spend about 10k (or less, lol) for pretty much a crate engine...i know it's probably not possible but i'm sure there are budget guys out there who have done it or came close to it. 10k is a lot of money for me and for anybody for that matter but i just want to do it once but do it right.
Any help would be much appreciated, thanks guys.
(please move if it's not in the right section.)
The heads and intake are the only things holding it back from being a monster engine.
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Last edited by LS6427; Mar 18, 2010 at 05:48 PM.
