It's no wonder the Slant 6 is so great!

Not really a savings going to a v8 when you have to replace the pan, the trans, the exhaust, the motor mounts and possibly more before you put that first dollar towards buying and building a V8.
I built my 6 with new but very old stock parts mostly from eBay some from rock auto.
NO CHINESIUM CONTENT EITHER!!

I didn't build it up much but I did build it up, most of added costs mare because of the current times ... I did some things to it I've never done in the process of an engine overhaul before, things like ported the head and went back with oversized valves... On which I've had to replace valves during an overhaul, nothing new there, the OS valves didn't cost me hardly much considering I had to replace the valves anyway.
I've had /6s and 318s and 360s that didn't act like other /6's 318s and 360s In remarkably similar cars and trucks to each other.
One would be a dog and the next with same engine trans gear etc wouldn't be.