Red Headed Stepchild-75 Swinger LSX Swap

SLOPAR72 said

Really? Half the power.... It's a cool car and a great build. The guy is pumping money into the economy. I follow the thread some because I like someone committed to making their dream come true. We have a Hemi Dart with a Street theme. They call it Crusty Dart. 2 significant differences. One is the guys dart is Patina and is ummm crusty lol... The other is he's tapped on a 4 sec timeslip and may have one now. Can this type of build produce that slip for the same coin? Don't know, don't care. I'm a spectator.

It's fun watching people go through builds like this. But be realistic in what you are actually seeing done. This LS build is not cheap!

JW

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Idk man. This whole build is probably cheaper than that hemi engine alone. Even with all the extras I have. I'm shooting for 8s on this setup but we will see what she does. Im not one for bench racing things. The chassis work is the most expensive part of it. Everyone has their own budget as well, I'm doing what I can within mine.

$250 engine block and crank, free 317 heads, $300 for the machine work and assembling the rods and pistons part of it. $280 cam, $229 valve spring kit.
Here's the list of parts that went into the motor, and prices, building the rest myself saved alot of money. Even with all these parts still cheaper than what a fully built mopar engine would have cost me.

Everyone has their own taste, this just so happens to be mine.