SB Road Racing/Nascar/Sprint Car/Reving BUDGET BUILD
I’m late to the party….. budget and race car engine are not possible. To that end, getting the most of what you spend on is the important issue here more so than what you’re spending.
As cheap and effective as possible with the most power return on parts our base for the most ececrive
I’m late to the party. I’m also attempting for the 4th time to reply to this thread. So I’m going to make this stupid short.
Your combo of a “Budget” race engine can’t be done.
I’d do a 5.9 w/Trickflow heads, Harlandsharp 1.6 rockers and used 1-7/8 headers because TTI’s are expensive, which means used Hookers or Hedmans.
For the following parts, intake, camshaft, and possibly a carb, No recommendation is suggested or even guessed at since the track size, shape, racing demands are very broad and an intake, cam & carb change can be huge!
Can you machine anything yourself like the block or port heads?
I should have been more clear. This won't be a race "only" car. I am looking to build an engine from stock to full or mostly aftermarket part and enjoy the process of going from stock to fully modified or not.
When I say "budget" I mean, I would like to build an engine, regardless of how many times I may have to change the bearings or gaskets, that will allow me to run at the track and enjoy it.
IF I could use all stock parts from any year of 5.9 or 5.2, etc with mix and matching stock parts and then upgrade to a air gap or M1 intake do so. My main idea is to R&D the process of what actually works and doesn't for "my style" of driving and car build.
I know that I could build a full R3 race engine and be good to go, but a lot of people starting out with these cars don't have the money to do that, so I want to go back to my roots of hot rodding and enjoy the process of a single cam change or a intake change or a manifold to header change and see how it effects the car overall. IT is a lengthy process, but to be honest, I like the process progress.
The machine work is something that I am willing to spend money on, but I want to do it in order instead of building the engine from start. I want to do a full car build from ground zero up mainly because the first engine I built was with the EGO of just wanting to go fast. This time I want to understand each part of the process. Also, I have looked at going to school to do machine working, but at the moment, I have no problem paying for that work. Assembly I have done.
I am a person who likes to do my own work, but when I need to ask for help I will, but I enjoy the hot rod process of trial and error