Stu, 5K for a DAILY DRIVER 383 engine, I might be out of line here but that's outrageous. that's an insane amt of money. I am getting ready to buy a decent 400/727 for $200 & when cleaned/painted it'll look like new & will likely outlast me
I have been looking for years and talking to all kinds of shops and machinists.
The cheapest i found was a place about 100 miles north of me that sells re-manufacturered engines and they could make one for about $2500 but it will reuse any parts from my old engine that they feel are still good any any new stuff will be of the low cost brands. So far no matter which way i go it's about $5K to $7K for a motor build and dynoed with high quality parts and workmanship. Not having a garage to store the car also means i need a fast R&R of not more than a few days.
