Cheap is a relative term
After modding Gen II Hemis, this has to be "cheap"
A set of heads for a Gen III Hemi = $2500, headers = $1000, cams = $400.
I swapped in an 8.8 Ford diff to be able to change gear ratios, that was $4000.
Carefull selection of parts & not falling victim to "builders" that are selling snake oil combos will save a lot.
I know how to make HP. I had my ow cam ground for my '06 Charger.
I can spend $500 on forged Weisco pistons for a slant 6 & spend $500 or I can buy 89mm 2.2L Hyperuetectic psitons for $300.
Rods will run about $500
My father in law can offset grind a crank for me to bring compression hieght into spec.
Intake manifold $565, headers $739.
Valves & such won't cost any more than a run of the mill rebuild job & I will do all the hand work my self.
Clearancing the block is not a big deal, been there done that on harley strokers back in the late '70s when stroker "kits" were not widely available.
$3000 ought to cover a big chunk of it. Some guys spend more than that on wheels/tires.
That's less than my heads & header cost for the 5.7.
Exotic crank lightening & such really won't gain that much when the engine will never see anything over 5500 RPM.
Make lots of torque that will pull up to 5000 RPM set up the gearing, stal convertor.
I'm not looking to do a $500 mod job here, but I'm not going to spend $10,000 either.
The engine has blow by anyway. I think the rings are stuck from sitting.
As long as I have ot opened up, I want to make some HP.
