*new Need Advice On An Engine Build!!

If you're going to spend money to build an engine then pay once and cry once. Build it to suit your plans so you won' have trouble with it.

Question 1, is it a daily diver? Is turn around time important or can the car be apart for a while? If it's not your daily then you can reuse your current block and save $.

The MMR rotating assemblies are cost effective but sometimes engine builders can get similar parts cheaper and pass that savings onto you if they are doing all the machining and assembly work. Look around your area for engine builders and talk to them. Make sure they are familiar with the engines though. The 4.6 is not a 302/351.

Question 2, are you pulling the engine yourself or paying a shop? Big $ to save if you do most of the work yourself and tools like engine cranes can be rented. Will you be building the block yourself? More $ can be saved if you Have the know how and tools required or access to them.

Figure just the block work will cost about $1k at a good machine shop to get the block ready for a build. Assembly and upgraded parts will be on top of that. Good performance machine shops can be hard to find sometimes though. You might have to look around.

Last question, are you sure what you want your finished power to be? With a turbo it's easy to upgrade power down the road. Turning up the boost or a larger turbo get tempting. Will the engine you build now be able to take possible future power increases? Spend the money now to overbuild the bottom end if you arent sure. If you want 450hp build the bottom end for 600hp. If you want 600hp now build it for 750hp just in case. If you never increase the power you will at least have a bottom end that has zero problem with the power you're making. Pay once cry once.

OR...you can just buy an MMR assembled short block and have it dropped off at your house. Probably the easiest route when you think about it although it will cost a bit more $. Too bad you missed their black Friday sales, they had good discounts and a layaway program going on.

With the age of these cars, always go for the rebuilt engine with forged internals.

No problem. Doing the work isn't hard imho it just takes some time, some tools and some know how. The machine shop you use will play a big part in how the build goes so dont be afraid to spend a few $ more to get good work from a reputable place. Precise machining is worth it's weight in gold and sets the stage for the power the engine will make and how long it will last.