Build me a Small block

$1700 for a stroker kit
I'm assuming that comes balanced with breaings and rings, cast crank, I beam SIR type rods and cast crank.

$500 for intake and cam etc (non roller)
Not quite... $280 for and Air gap or M1 that will make the power you need plus the cam and lifter kit which runs close to $300 without shipping. And modern grinds that you need to make the power need springs because the RPMs dont come with ones that will work $120. And if you dont own one, you'll need an on the car spring compressor to swap in the inners after you break in the non roller cam $50. Add $750

$1500 for edelbrock heads
Plus the porting (min of $500 for a local guy... if you want real porting, double that figure) plus the checking and correcting that is done because Edelbrock's workmanship sucks. You need heads that flow 270cfm to make 500 real hp in a street engine. Plus rockers and shafts, and pushrods $520. Add $1020

$500 for machine work
Please tell me this is a figure you came up with... $500 is enough to bore and hone.. never mind using a torque plate. The mains should be studded and that means align honing, then there's the oiling mods for drainback and oversizing the main feeds, then there's square decking for the right piston installed height. You do know factory blocks are always taller than blueprint spec, correct? Then there's installing cam bearings. If you get out under $1500 count your blessings. Also, I'm assuming your kit is ordered balaced for that figure. I would pay a shop to do it right, but that's me.(remember to add parts costs: main studs, block hardware, cam bearings = $175) Add $1375

$1000 for headers, harmonic ballancer and other MISC stuff
You need headers. There are no cheap underchassis for this car that will support 500hp. The TTis are $800. Balancer- SFI approved $180. Gasket set $60. Fel Pro Performance head gaskets for the aluminum heads $200. Distributor $140. Oil pump and drive $120. Timing set $80. Tstat, carb, plugs, wires, module/control box= $600-$750 depending on box... Total - $2180 on the low side w/o shipping or tax.
Add $2180

I'm looking at roughly 5k and I know you can get some deals out there on some of the parts that I would need. If i shopped around I bet it could be done for $4500...Keep in mind I dont need to pay an engine builder to build it either. I also do not need a machinist to magnaflux or thickness test anything since Im able to do that myself[/QUOTE]

Total of stuff possibly not thought about: $5325 plus your budget of $5000. Now you can start looking for deals. I still think you'll be spending $6500. 500 real hp pump gas street engine works out to about $17/hp for something good that is in the car running and that will live but you have the block and access to (hopefully good) machine work. I've built a few although none this year. I would suggest you take a very close look at what makes a complete running engine. Because things like oil and filters, fuel system parts, and cooling system stuff and a real torque convertor will all cost too. I'm not trying to bust you. Just broaden your horizons a little. A performance built 360 doesnt need the big carbs or expensive headers. With some snooping, you could do a really nice 400hp 360 that will be in the car running for around $5K and run as fast as I'm guessing that 528 Hemi does...