Well i kinda hit a problem. i live in San Antonio and every machine shop that i have friends at or know the owner is trying shaft me hard just for rods and pistons the hole nine . They all tell me that parts are alot of money because the is no high demand for them. one of the told me for a set of JE pistons are $701 dollers and the Rods would be $650. WTF i asked and say are the mad out if dimond. So i have been calling around to like dss for pistons modmax MMR jdm jlp everyone to see where i can get a good price with out feeling it later. The best place i came up with is Modmax. They got eagle forged steel H-beam rods and ARP 2000 rod bolts for $469 and 18 cc dish pitons for $544. Thats the best i found so far. All the machine work is nothing it is free for me but man are parts that pircee. Also is what i am talking about worth a cap or is it all junk. I mean come on it is a pain to pull the motor out and my mind set is if ur gonna do it, do it once do it right and never do it again. So any help would be graetful?????

 

so with that being said you shouldnt be complaining about spending money on good parts....

 

In my opinion buy a kit from the tuner of your choice, you'll know the package will work together, it's been tested on someone elses dime and it eliminates some of the possible problems.

 

If I had a friend at a machine shop that was willing to do the work for me, I would try to buy my parts from him too! If I worked at a machine shop, and was willing to do the work for free for a friend, and he didn't like my prices (If he's afriend, I'm sure he gave you HIS best price) I would tell him to go push a rope! Parts for these trucks AREN"T cheap. And its not like a mustang where you can buy rods that are a little better than stock...the parts that they do offer handle HUGE horsepower. Try pricing parts for a 5.0 that will handle 1000hp!

 

The thing is i have a mustang that makes alomost 800 HP, but i do understand where ur coming from. Its just i call the same place he did and i get a better price beaing just a regular person. thats what has got me hot.

 

Thats a good point, the problem is that thoese people that have all that good stuff have money they can just throw away. i am not bill gates. i am just trying to find the best deal thats all. i have money its just i dont have that much money.

 

ya but if i did that i would not drive my truck for 6 months and that is my only daily driver and ontop of that i am still paying for my truck. right now i am haveing to bum a ride to work for now trying to save money, thats why i just said i am trying to fund the best deal

 

i feel you on the money part... i had a bad head gasket/lifted head... i figured might as well rebuild it after 115k hard miles.... started buying the rods,pistons and small things and then lost my job... went ahead and pulled the motor anyway since i had time to kill since i didnt have a job for 5months..

I just now got a job 5 months ago, just now got the motor finished and back in and bolting it all back up...

I got lucky tho got a good state job and mom works at the district i do so i car pool with her.... its been tuff

 

Quality parts simply cost money.

You have to consider the power level and compression ratio in a S/C motor. If you want to push it? You gotta go forged... period. And forgings require an expensive tool.



Rich

 

oh ya forged all the way, i am not b.sing with this. i dont want to take the motor out for a very long time.

 

Well i think i found the awnser to my problem. I called propower and the will give me Eagle forged H-beam rods with arp 2000 rod bolts-J/E 18 cc dish pistons, plasma moly rings and rod and main bearings, for just 999.95 pluse shipping so i think that is pretty good deal

 

Bottom Line = Mods cost $$$$$$$$$$

your average built short block will cost you $4-$7k probably
Longblock soup to nuts anywhere from $10k- $25k with the new aluminum blocks



Damn, Anyone know how to get burger juice out of your keyboard!

 

Just pour some club soda on it

 

not to be a *****, but if you can't afford to pay, or fix it if it breaks, you shouldn't mod it....

 

Not to be a **** ether, but i have the money to fix it, i was just asking where i can get a good deal, but since everyone wants to think i am Bi#$%ing about the prices.I am just looking for a good deal. This is my first time messing with a mod motor of my own. i have built many of them befor just not my own until now so ya