So you want 2 go Big block...Read this first!
im building a big block and my heads cost more than some of the cars youre building.Cheap is great but some want more.this started as a good thread to give people an idea of what to think about in a bb build. and went down hill from there.
Thank you, I thought it was a good idea, Now I wish that I could delete it. Knowone that is looking into doing a BB build is going to get anything out of this. Why people came in and started talking about SB builds, and whatnot really bothers me. If you wanted a forum to compare costs in building a BB and a SB, than make one yourself.
All I was trying to do was a good deed and give a heads up to anyone thinking of doing this build. all I got was jumped at, and Told, Many times, that I am wrong, and that A SB costs just as much etc etc.
Out of all this, I do think If you Go
ALL OUT and build a Nuts engine, and Build a car up with the
best parts you can get, and
money isn't an issue... it doesn't matter if you go BB or SB it will cost the same. BUT if money does matter, and you are wanting to do things cost effective, and don't have alot of conections and you don't worrie about the BEST parts... there is a
big difference in price.
Like I said in My last paragraph on the very first post.
"So if you think you have a relativly good grasp on the expenses of a big block instalation on an A body. Type your list down...including prices, and give a total. That way people that are thinking of doing it, can look and see what they have, what they need to buy, and roughly how much is it going to cost."
and on the first paragraph I requested reasonable prices, NOT GOOD DEALS
All I had was negativity and people saying that they could do it alot cheaper, and people saying that It costs just as much for a SB. Only a couple people posted a list, and included there costs Its good to know that it CAN be done alot cheaper, but there was SOOO many good deals listed to boot.
That is all I wanted it to be. Not a big debate.
Sorry for typing as much as I did all the time, but I felt that I had to defend the post. If everyone thought that they could do it for $2000, they are poorly mistaken. There is NO way I could do it for that cheap, and I have alot of connections.
AS far as the center link goes. I am sorry for saying that you guys were wrong. Your facts are right about the years and the center links, but you all should also know that there are cars out there that came with different things that isn't the norm. In which case, the center link may be an issue if you have an odd ball situation, or a certain year. You guys have your facts right, and you are right, But to say that I am wrong, and that my center link is the same, and I don't know what I am doing is wrong of you.
Not all of you guys were mean to debate with, but there were a couple. and I apologise if I offended anyone. did not mean to. I could see that it was getting a little ouit of hand a couple pages ago, so I wanted to make sure you knew that I wasn't mad, or had bad intentions...and then I feal it did just get out of hand.
I love this site, and recomend it to alot of people, but this one forum has got me to question how good it really is. If you disagread with my very first original quote, I asked to provide anotherone. I knew prices would be different around canada, and north america. I didn't want to debate about SB...this isn't even the SB section.
Sorry, and I hope this forum gets deleted
Phil.
I'm done