Thread: What does a Scratch Built 383 cost?

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Glenn, I don't know about you, but I would never buy an assembled motor from anyone else because I've been lied to and shafted one too many times over the course of my life. I have a need to measure and weigh every single part to make certain that it qualifies to be part of the "team" of parts that goes into making a good motor and I won't trust anyone else to do that for me correctly. There are far too many charlatans out there waiting to claim your hard-earned dough in return for doing less than what was agreed on. The simple fact of the matter is that I just don't much like people any more.

As far as the cost of building a motor, I still remember the sign hanging over the counter at the first speed shop I ever went into....."Speed costs money, how fast do you want to go?" Currently, building a street motor costs about $10 per hp, so a 500 hp motor would cost roughly $5000 and I can show you how to do that, including spending $1000 for machine work, using Pro-Filer heads ($1100 for the pair, ready to bolt on) and a high-rise, dual-plane intake manifold, Scat Pro-Stock crank and rods, Summit or Speed-Pro hyper pistons, etc. Some of the other parts in your list can be sourced as used parts off craigslist or ebay for less money.

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