[DeTomaso] Engine Overhaul cost

Mad Dog Antenucci teampantera at yahoo.com
Fri May 11 17:23:12 EDT 2007


Okay, makes sense....Russ was giving you a bargain price for a day away from his shop....did you take him up on it?
   
  md

Art Stephens <artstephens at charter.net> wrote:
  I think it was going to be $500 for the day on the dyno and $400 for 
Russ to spend the day hauling the engine up there and doing his thing to it.

Art




> $900 bucks for break-in?!
> I only used the dyno shop for final set up. Dick Drenske did my engine 
> break-in per engine builders specs....maybe 2 hours of Dicks labor time 
> for breakin. Definately feel the dyno time if done professionally is worth 
> the $125 hour.
> md
>
> Art Stephens wrote:
> Charles,
> The price was just for the engine. No tuning was included and I had
> some helpers with strong backs and weak minds get me thru the install. Or
> was it weak backs and weak minds? :-) By the way, the price for a
> break-in on the engine dyno was going to be $900.00. A little rich for my
> blood.
>
> Art
>
>
>
>> This is great info, did your costs include removal of the engine and
>> installation back into the car? Also did it include tuning?
>> Mike, MD and Art. Thanks
>>
>> Mike Thomas wrote:
>> That is almost identical to what my 383 stroker is costing me now. Mine
>> is
>> a forged crank, H beam rods, custom forged 10.0:1 pistons, custom
>> hydraulic
>> roller cam, roller rockers on a set of fully freshened quench heads with
>> one-piece stainless valves with 3 angle grind, new hardened seats and
>> valve
>> guides in a virgin 351 block bored to .020. I didn't do any porting or
>> manifold work, but I did have the Holley 670 rebuilt to add a second idle
>> circuit, larger accelerator pump, new squirters and deburred throats 
>> (it's
>> now actually closer to a 700 CFM). Stock Edelbrock Performer for now.
>> Perhaps more top end later when the budget recovers.
>> Should be ready next week. The whole thing will be just around $6K.
>> Mike Thomas
>> Panteras Northwest
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Art Stephens
>> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 5:24 PM
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Engine Overhaul cost
>>
>> In 2004, I had a 377 stroker Cleveland built for $5858. As I recall,
>> that included an acid bath for the block. Some of the parts included a
>> hydraulic roller cam, roller rockers, an offset ground crank and custom
>> pistons. I would imagine you could find someone to do a basic overhaul 
>> for
>> less than half that price, and maybe even a quarter of that price?
>>
>> Art
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Does anyone out there have a general idea of the cost of an engine
>>> overhaul.
>>> I have purchased all the components with the exception of bearings
>>> and gaskets. I can get the cost of those items from Summit, and I
>>> paid for the machine shop work. Also this was not a rush job. Any
>>> info would be helpful.
>>> Thanks all.
>>>
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