http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/11 ... index.html
after awhile you get REALLY PISSED OFF READING ARTICLES in magazines like THIS
read closely......it starts like this
"The Beginning
It was a typical Sunday at the swap meet. There, among the cheap rags and rusty Buick valve covers, was a lump of black-painted iron. It didn't look like much, really. Taped to its side was a hand-scrawled sign that proclaimed this particular round mound of poundage as a 496ci Rat motor (4.310 bore, 4.250 stroke). The owner couldn't remember who made the crank ("Scat . . . maybe," he said), and he wasn't sure if it was even a four-bolt main block. Despite his vague description, he looked honest. Even its history was dubious: "When we pulled it, it wasn't running right." But the price was right at $800, so we took a chance and loaded the lump in the back of our GMC"
HOW MANY 496ci Rat motor (4.310 bore, 4.250 stroke) engines have you found for $800 at swap meets??
IN 40 years IVE never seen ONE!
Big-Block Chevy Engine Build - 707 HP For $6,720
DESCRIPTION PN SOURCE PRICE
Used 489 short-block --- Swap meet $800.00
Comp roller, XR292R 11-773-8 Summit Racing 245.88
Comp, roller lifters, 819-16 Summit Racing 304.95
Comp, roller rockers 1320-16 Summit Racing 286.95
Comp, timing set 7110 Summit Racing 105.99
Comp, pushrods, exhaust 7755-1 Compcamstore 12.41 x 8
Comp, pushrods, Intake 7932-1 Compcamstore 12.64 x 8
Comp, lash caps 621-16 Summit Racing 34.75
Comp, cam button 205 Summit Racing 8.39
Comp, 1-inch open spacer VH311 Summit Racing 20.69
Tapered ring compressor 104310 Powerhouse 29.00
Pro crank turning socket 103055 Powerhouse 29.95
AFR 305cc, as-cast 3050-1 buyAFR.com 2,045.95
F-M ring, bearing, gasket set 205613M-311 Summit Racing 182.39
F-M cam bearings 1404M Summit Racing 22.95
F-M oil pump 224-4154 Summit Racing 27.95
F-M oil-pump pickup 224-43620 Summit Racing 10.39
F-M oil-pump shaft 224-6154A Summit Racing 7.99
ARP head bolts 135-3703 Summit Racing 93.39
ARP intake bolts 135-2001 Summit Racing 17.95
Pioneer brass freeze plugs 830002 Summit Racing 13.95
Edelbrock Victor Jr. 2902 Summit Racing 217.88
Demon 850-cfm carb 5563010GC Jeg's 549.99
Distributor, HEI used Swap meet 25.00
Plug wires, PerTronix 8mm 8042VW Summit Racing 31.69
Spark plugs, Bosch FR8DP Summit Racing 31.92
ACDelco water pump 252608 Rock Auto 37.79
ACDelco starter 3361870 Rock Auto 50.79
Thermostat 13187 Rock Auto 5.73
TD valve covers 9235 Summit Racing 47.50
TD breathers 4870 Summit Racing 6.78 x 2
TD thermostat housing 9229 Summit Racing 9.95
TD crank pulley, aluminum 8876 Summit Racing 38.88
TD water-pump pulley 8874 Summit Racing 44.88
Block paint, VHT SP-123 Summit Racing 7.88
Hedman headers, 131/44-inch 68197 Summit Racing 231.69
Fel-Pro header gaskets 1412 Summit Racing 16.95
Subtotal $5,851.94
Machine Work
Grind crank 135.00
Resize rods 124.00
Align-hone mains 164.00
Deck block with fixture 150.00
Fly-cut pistons 160.00
Torque-plate-hone 135.00
Subtotal $868.00
GRAND TOTAL $6,719.94
the more I look into the details and local machine work costs, the better these look
http://ohiocrank.com/enginespage1.html
http://www.ultrastreet.net/engines.asp
after awhile you get REALLY PISSED OFF READING ARTICLES in magazines like THIS
read closely......it starts like this
"The Beginning
It was a typical Sunday at the swap meet. There, among the cheap rags and rusty Buick valve covers, was a lump of black-painted iron. It didn't look like much, really. Taped to its side was a hand-scrawled sign that proclaimed this particular round mound of poundage as a 496ci Rat motor (4.310 bore, 4.250 stroke). The owner couldn't remember who made the crank ("Scat . . . maybe," he said), and he wasn't sure if it was even a four-bolt main block. Despite his vague description, he looked honest. Even its history was dubious: "When we pulled it, it wasn't running right." But the price was right at $800, so we took a chance and loaded the lump in the back of our GMC"
HOW MANY 496ci Rat motor (4.310 bore, 4.250 stroke) engines have you found for $800 at swap meets??
IN 40 years IVE never seen ONE!
Big-Block Chevy Engine Build - 707 HP For $6,720
DESCRIPTION PN SOURCE PRICE
Used 489 short-block --- Swap meet $800.00
Comp roller, XR292R 11-773-8 Summit Racing 245.88
Comp, roller lifters, 819-16 Summit Racing 304.95
Comp, roller rockers 1320-16 Summit Racing 286.95
Comp, timing set 7110 Summit Racing 105.99
Comp, pushrods, exhaust 7755-1 Compcamstore 12.41 x 8
Comp, pushrods, Intake 7932-1 Compcamstore 12.64 x 8
Comp, lash caps 621-16 Summit Racing 34.75
Comp, cam button 205 Summit Racing 8.39
Comp, 1-inch open spacer VH311 Summit Racing 20.69
Tapered ring compressor 104310 Powerhouse 29.00
Pro crank turning socket 103055 Powerhouse 29.95
AFR 305cc, as-cast 3050-1 buyAFR.com 2,045.95
F-M ring, bearing, gasket set 205613M-311 Summit Racing 182.39
F-M cam bearings 1404M Summit Racing 22.95
F-M oil pump 224-4154 Summit Racing 27.95
F-M oil-pump pickup 224-43620 Summit Racing 10.39
F-M oil-pump shaft 224-6154A Summit Racing 7.99
ARP head bolts 135-3703 Summit Racing 93.39
ARP intake bolts 135-2001 Summit Racing 17.95
Pioneer brass freeze plugs 830002 Summit Racing 13.95
Edelbrock Victor Jr. 2902 Summit Racing 217.88
Demon 850-cfm carb 5563010GC Jeg's 549.99
Distributor, HEI used Swap meet 25.00
Plug wires, PerTronix 8mm 8042VW Summit Racing 31.69
Spark plugs, Bosch FR8DP Summit Racing 31.92
ACDelco water pump 252608 Rock Auto 37.79
ACDelco starter 3361870 Rock Auto 50.79
Thermostat 13187 Rock Auto 5.73
TD valve covers 9235 Summit Racing 47.50
TD breathers 4870 Summit Racing 6.78 x 2
TD thermostat housing 9229 Summit Racing 9.95
TD crank pulley, aluminum 8876 Summit Racing 38.88
TD water-pump pulley 8874 Summit Racing 44.88
Block paint, VHT SP-123 Summit Racing 7.88
Hedman headers, 131/44-inch 68197 Summit Racing 231.69
Fel-Pro header gaskets 1412 Summit Racing 16.95
Subtotal $5,851.94
Machine Work
Grind crank 135.00
Resize rods 124.00
Align-hone mains 164.00
Deck block with fixture 150.00
Fly-cut pistons 160.00
Torque-plate-hone 135.00
Subtotal $868.00
GRAND TOTAL $6,719.94
the more I look into the details and local machine work costs, the better these look
http://ohiocrank.com/enginespage1.html
http://www.ultrastreet.net/engines.asp