First off, I want to thank everyone who took the time to reply. I can tell that most advice here is geared towards people who are willing to get off their a$$es and do the work.
As someone stated, my goal is to get that time with the least amount of money and labor as possible. I don't want to have to add any power adders (nitrous, superchargers, etc...). I wanted to stay with SBC, but I was open to BBC or even LS, which seems to require me doing a lot of ripping and running.
My mechanic is basically saying $2,700 to get me near 400hp at the flywheel, everything included. I was being cheap and just really coming to you guys to make sure there weren't better options for someone not doing their own work. I have $2,100 right now and as I get closer to the quoted price, I wanted to make sure I was making the right decision. I'm willing to put more with it, up to, let's say $4k. My mechanic isn't a LS fan, as far as trying to do it cheaply, but I know some local guys who will backyard swap it in a heartbeat...I just don't trust them. I know my mechanic, he's vouched for by other mechanics, and he races consistently at the track. Had I not been trying to go 120 mph on a th350 on the freeway, my car probably would be running just fine now. In his own right, my mechanic is still another backyard mechanic, he's just held in higher regard from the people I know with "fast" cars.
Shops....as in speed shops and engine build shops...are out of the question. The ones I know of around here, YIKES, $2,000 would barely get you a tune-up.
I was in denial. I see guys here and on the net running 12 second cars for $3k or so, but it's because they are gear monkeys. They rolled up their sleeves, got some junkyard stuff, etc... so just like anything else, you have to pay to play unless you're willing to work.
Thanks.
As someone stated, my goal is to get that time with the least amount of money and labor as possible. I don't want to have to add any power adders (nitrous, superchargers, etc...). I wanted to stay with SBC, but I was open to BBC or even LS, which seems to require me doing a lot of ripping and running.
My mechanic is basically saying $2,700 to get me near 400hp at the flywheel, everything included. I was being cheap and just really coming to you guys to make sure there weren't better options for someone not doing their own work. I have $2,100 right now and as I get closer to the quoted price, I wanted to make sure I was making the right decision. I'm willing to put more with it, up to, let's say $4k. My mechanic isn't a LS fan, as far as trying to do it cheaply, but I know some local guys who will backyard swap it in a heartbeat...I just don't trust them. I know my mechanic, he's vouched for by other mechanics, and he races consistently at the track. Had I not been trying to go 120 mph on a th350 on the freeway, my car probably would be running just fine now. In his own right, my mechanic is still another backyard mechanic, he's just held in higher regard from the people I know with "fast" cars.
Shops....as in speed shops and engine build shops...are out of the question. The ones I know of around here, YIKES, $2,000 would barely get you a tune-up.
I was in denial. I see guys here and on the net running 12 second cars for $3k or so, but it's because they are gear monkeys. They rolled up their sleeves, got some junkyard stuff, etc... so just like anything else, you have to pay to play unless you're willing to work.
Thanks.
