Dodge Nascar Motor?

[gn7]

I think you pick those engines up used for around 5-6 grand. Could be a good way to go for the power they're making. Definitely have good parts in them.

But don't break it. Things like camshafts cost 2 arms and a leg + first born. Pistons and connecting rods are slightly less, but still costly. We can't even discuss the cost of replacing a head in you need one a few years from now. The Dodge major component parts are already getting scarce.

They are still 150-200HP short of a well build BBC Pro Stock engine. But then so is a legal SS engine, and they own the PS class right now. Nobody is building full tilt Pro Stock engines. Most are just warmed over 496 strokers.

A REAL Pro Stock engine should make 1000HP.

[WESTERNAERO]

But don't break it. Things like camshafts cost 2 arms and a leg + first born. Pistons and connecting rods are slightly less, but still costly. We can't even discuss the cost of replacing a head in you need one a few years from now. The Dodge major component parts are already getting scarce.

Very true. Ran into the same deal with the Buick stage 2 v6's. some parts were cheap because they were SBC stuff, other parts were god awful expensive.

[gn7]

Nothing about those engines is anything like a small block Dodge. The single biggest factor is the bore centers, which throws everything else off. The crank, cam, heads. Camshafts are ground on 60MM cores, valve layout is completely different than any shelf stock piston and the heads are set up for 6MM stems. Rockers arm assemblies are serious money. Rods use Honda journal sizes. Only reasonably priced manifolds are all cast single 4 bbl manifolds.
The look like a steal until you need something. Then they are a hole to throw money in.

The SB2 was probably the best buy at the time they were selling them. At least a good portion of the parts interchange with SBC if you needed to. And there is a ton of the stuff out there.
The Dodge, new Ford and the new RO7 are pure money pits.

[SBS933]

WOW, Sounds kinda like when we use to use Suzuki rods in the Yamaha's. trippy