If you don't count the labor in machining and balancing the crank you'll have the same labor compared to a stock rebuild plus labor grinding the block and main girdle so the rods clear. I don't know how much exactly this would cost because I did it myself, but I would expect a couple hundred. It could be less I guess since after the first time doing it you know how much material needs to be taken out. It becomes time consuming when you grind some, clean everything multiple times, install crank, check if everything clears, repeat if it's hitting. You'll also have labor boring the cylinders because most of the motors Scott Merkel builds are 92.5mm not the stock 91.1mm. My bore is a 93mm because it used to be a 3.1L motor and now that bore gives me a true 3.5L displacement. I'd say it'll be $4-500 more in labor but that's only a guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by dfoster101
Parts alone make a large part of the cost. A crank new is $900, Ray's stroker Ross pistons are $795, forged 6G72 rods are $6-700, upgraded tooled steel race wrist pins from Ray are $185, the machining and balancing of the crank was $1550 iirc, and then you've got bearings, etc. If you did everything yourself I don't think you could build a stroker short block for much less than $3500-4k. If you don't mind modifying some of your exhaust and a few other things, then you should just build a forged 6G74 shortblock. You can get a complete longblock for $1500 or less. The forged pistons and rods will cost another $1540.
