I'm looking for advice on where to get an aftermarket 351w block that is pretty much machined/finished and ready to build. I found a place that seems to have a lot of finishing work in a DART block for under $2K...here is what is done:
- Main housing bores chamfered - Freeze plug holes and rear cam hole are chamfered - Line honed to at least the middle of the spec or high side if needed - Decked to your dimension - Bore to your spec - Plate honed using the same gasket and hardware that will be used in the end build - Lifter bores checked and honed to the lifters that will be used in the end build - Top of lifter bores chamfered - Bottom of the cylinders chamfered - Tap oil galley holes deeper - Stroker clearance pan rail only - Chamfer Distributor hole for O rings - Cleaned ready to go
Seems like if I bought this block, it's ready to go. If I had a block that didn't have any of the above machining work done, and I took a block to have the services above performed...what would all that machine work cost (ballpark)? I guess what I'm trying to say is if I bought a block for $1600 would the above work put me over $2K or am I better off getting this block, with the machining, for $2K?
- Main housing bores chamfered - Freeze plug holes and rear cam hole are chamfered - Line honed to at least the middle of the spec or high side if needed - Decked to your dimension - Bore to your spec - Plate honed using the same gasket and hardware that will be used in the end build - Lifter bores checked and honed to the lifters that will be used in the end build - Top of lifter bores chamfered - Bottom of the cylinders chamfered - Tap oil galley holes deeper - Stroker clearance pan rail only - Chamfer Distributor hole for O rings - Cleaned ready to go
Seems like if I bought this block, it's ready to go. If I had a block that didn't have any of the above machining work done, and I took a block to have the services above performed...what would all that machine work cost (ballpark)? I guess what I'm trying to say is if I bought a block for $1600 would the above work put me over $2K or am I better off getting this block, with the machining, for $2K?