magnum 5.9L, stock cam, heads, pistons, carb intake, headers, and they make what...300 hp? that's the combo for the 300hp crate motors, right?

bump the compression with either flat top pistons or shave the heads, add a cam, and you have the recipie for the 385hp crate motors.

so...a 385hp small block for the cost of a junkyard 5.9L magnum out of a wrecked 01 Durango, and a cam swap. I built mine for $1000. $500 for the motor and head shave job, and the roller cam, springs, retainers.