1989 5.0 Engine 218,000 miles

if your just going with the stock shortblock rebuilt its probably just cheaper to buy a frpp one brand new for like 1500 bucks. I wouldnt do it though. If its time for a rebuilt I would buy a dss shortblock 331 or 306

if you like working on cars i would suggest doing it yourself. its not hard and its a great learning expierence, and nothing beats the feeling that comes over your when you first start up the engine YOU built.

if your engine is still running good and just starting to burn oil, the internals are fine it may just be rings or the seals in the heads. you could do it all for cheap, get the machine work all it would hopefully need is a small bore increase, sometimes you can get away with a hone. also get cam bearings and coreplugs. measure the crank and order properly sized bearings accordingly. then upgrade the heads, intake and throw a nice performance cam in and you have a nice powerplant ready for racing.