Lets build a CHEAP(!!!!!!!) bracket motor!

ChuckDock, sorry, I’m in posting hell. I’m having a hell of getting things working over here. Weather, dead spots on the train ride home, this F’in **** sucks and that’s just being F’in nice about it.

To answer your question.....
Yes and no. It would easily exceed the dollar amount due to cylinder deficiencies IMO. The LA head doesn’t really flow though it isn’t horrendous. Once it has a good head on top, EZ PZ. Otherwise with a stock head, it may require more cam than one might be happy with, at least in the street.

Regardless, this is a theoretical bracket engine build up and probably some real deal set ups as well.

Being the thread starter went with a 5.9 Magnum, I’ll stick with that engine as to me, it is more on topic and a 340 isn’t cheap.
And cheap is the theme.
All good Rumble. Dang, I wish I investigated more into the magnums before spending so much on a 340. This one happens to be quite done up and does have stage 1 edelbrock heads which was a surprise to me because I thought the big valved 340 heads were really good but you mentioned the flow issue, and that's probably why the guy who built this replaced those heads.