Short Block or Rebuild: Poll

[ToNasty]

I was kidding. I give him shit about ford frequently. I don know about stroking your block unless ou can keep the compression the Same with the super charger. Rebuild your with some head work and a mild cam. And go from there. Basic things. You get to deep into it and run into problems and it ends up costing more

[CortezDTV]

As soon as u consider buying a motor ur in too deep

To me it was all a time constraint, I'm sure if he looks local he can get something built that much better than what u but dollar for dollar, but you have to find someone who knows their shit!

[russtezecustoms]

Im aware of the benifits of aftermarket heads. Im not sure but i dont think he is shooting for 1000+ hp on this rebuild. Thats probly the next stage.lol

[OrionStang]

My shop "knows their shit" LOL.

Looking for a reliable 800 +/- 50 whp.

Heads will be addressed in either case. Thought I stated that in the original post.

I guess the main argument is that of cost.

[Carbon]

Short Block FTW!

[CortezDTV]

Do they do ALL machine in house?

If so and turnaround time for an assembled balanced block is less than a couple weeks I'd do it local!

For me, I have no one local and fast, so I just said f it and bought the crate motor

[Tarball]

I say get the short block.

1. your car doesnt have to be down while you build it
2. machine work and parts add up quick, you can buy a short block almost cheaper than doing it yourself and you get to keep your old
3. you can start building your old block for whatever you want to do next - think blower or turbo
4. another option is you can sell your old block

[Blue]

Shit, should look for a built 5.4 and have her squeezed in there Ken. Make your own gt500 and have some fun.

[CortezDTV]

Crate motor like ur looking for is 7k for the longblock, with heads

Short blocks are around 3500 when I was just looking, building yours might honestly be cheaper If they do everything in house

Everything for 4.6s is expensive! Head bolts alone are outrageous!!!

How much would shop charge to rebuild???

[russtezecustoms]

My vote is with a short block. If you keep the core ( old one) then that will add a signicant cost in most cases ( core charge). But any shop that knows thier shit well their time aint cheap unless you have an in or are related to the owner. Cost wise get a short block if there is a core charge dump the core, get bigger valves, a good port and pollish, and a good fuel map with your kb and a new pulley set and bang. 800hp on tap. Good luck either way, i hope you have better luck with the power than you did with audio.