318 or 340?
Rusty, I'm on your side. You are the one who usually comes up with the most for the least ideas. Most of us are on a budget, and you get that.
Thanks.
Although mine was a Ford 5.0, here is what I did.
1999 Ford Explorer 5.0 from LKQ for 350 dollars with 6 month warranty. I went and picked it up 45 miles away, so no shipping charges.
I received much more than I thought. I figured just basic long block. What I received was totally different. Had I had an ECU and put fire and gas to it, I could have busted it of fin the back of the truck.
It still had very heavy cross hatch in the cylinders and the pistons had minimal wear. Engine had 179K miles.
Valve guides were great. I got moly rings, bearings, valve springs and a full gasket set from Summit. Sent the stock roller cam to Oregon for a regrind. All that was about 250 dollars. I did my own valve job and installed the springs myself, so no money spent there.
I got a little fancy with the valve train. I got the Crane kit that allows rocker studs for adjustment and 1.6 ductile iron roller rockers with custom length pushrods. All that was about another 250.
I did all of the cleaning myself at home. I also prepped and painted it. All in all I may have 1100 dollars in it. The Mopar will be slightly higher with the original purchase and parts price difference.