How much is a Ritter block now? Last I knew like 5 to 5500. You can buy a brand new BGE block from a dealer for under 2000. They do look good when dressed with different valve covers and remote coils. Look more old school. Money saved on a block would buy that stuff easy.
How much is a Ritter block now? Last I knew like 5 to 5500. You can buy a brand new BGE block from a dealer for under 2000. They do look good when dressed with different valve covers and remote coils. Look more old school. Money saved on a block would buy that stuff easy.
Over a year now. He had a 5.7 stoked to a 6.4 with 13.5.1 compression. Dont remember the size of the cam it had in it. But with the same intake,carb headers and maybe the heads. His 71 Duster ran right at 10 flat in the 1/4. Ran a few 9.98 I think.
Your grossly out of touch with pretty much everything that your saying so I will help bring you back to reality and current day pricing.........Ritter blocks can be bought for low 3 thousand dollar range and it was only a few months ago that a special was posted about them at 3 thousand with something extra even thrown in, your G3 rockers from T&D are well over 3 thousand dollars.......I just checked. I run a Brett Miller built W9 that has gone a best of 5.78 @ 120 at a weight of 3380 with me in it and that was before we just bumped the compression, added his intake and a 2" spacer, more gear, more converter and also ran one of his different CNC program through the heads and I truly expect 5.60's out of it when the car is performing at a premium but unfortunately during last weeks T&T the car surprised me with a large wheel stand and the front suspension is damaged so it will be a while before I get it back out. As a side note the car is driven around Kansas City regularly and is one of my ice cream go getters. I will just sit back and patiently wait for someone with a similiar weighted car with a G3 hemi to compete with the baddest platform small block Mopar has ever put out.How much is a Ritter block now? Last I knew like 5 to 5500. You can buy a brand new BGE block from a dealer for under 2000. They do look good when dressed with different valve covers and remote coils. Look more old school. Money saved on a block would buy that stuff easy.
You gotta remember a lot of these guys are sticking these motors in cars that cost $40k-$80K to start with. Not a $3000 rusty stripped down Duster. 5-6 grand for a block is peanuts to them. Good for them too, eventually some of this will trickle down.
Geez I didn't realize that all us broke dik losers that build 60's and 70's era hot rods all have rotted out, gutted pieces of schit.......HMMMMMM
Where did I say "all"? I said a lot them, meaning there is a market for that level of equipment, justifying the expense to develop it.
Hey, ok. Blocks are three grand. So be it. But you're completely missing the point that the gen 3 can run STOCK valvetrain(to given point)!!!! Can you run "stock" valvetrain on a W8, 9? I don't think so. But, to your point, yes, the "serious" gen 3 valvetrain is stupid expensive. Are you just pissed that the gen 3 guys don't have to mortgage a house to build a ******* engine? Make no listake, I have nothing but respect for small blocks, big blocks, real hemis and such. That's what put us where we are today. I built a 730 horse pump gas 426 gen 3 that cost half of one of Miller's 8500 rpm W9 whatever.
How the heck do you know how much Bretts engines are? YOU DON'T!!!! More talking out your *** again..........I'm extremely happy for you and your G3 that makes entry level horsepower..........it's been so long since I ran something with 750 hp I forgot what it's like and the only time I will refer to you for anything is when I want to know how a slow car performs. Enjoy your G3 day, LOL.
Well, how much is a Brett engine then? Educate me. Please! If you've done well enough in life to enjoy the "finer" things, good for you. I seriously mean that. Just don't talk down to us little guys that ONLY make 700 plus. Or can ONLY afford 700. If it's so bad and you really don't give a **** about this gen 3 junk then just check out. This was about gen 3 stuff not about how big your dick is, for **** sake.
Well the ladies do call me El Mucho........so there is that, LOL
Riiight...... Lol
434 R3 W9
Nice! Bet it runs well. Good thing you only have like 5 grand in it. Remember that stuff is cheap!!!
Mine is 434, R1 with indy heads, pump gas.[/QUOTE Sounds nice, I have followed your posts before and it always seemed like your car performed. Brett is working on a pump gashish W9 R3 engine for me now to put in one of my street cars.
It runs well and yes I have a few pasos in it but i'm perfectly fine with that because it runs extremely hard and puts up good numbers and stays togethor, plus even at rebuilds the insides always look great.
I know a guy that is pushing over 1000 at the rear wheels with a twin turbo 5.7 in a 87 Dakota
At least 750 naturally aspirated. You can get GenIII blocks at the pick a part for $200. Stock valvetrain with decent springs will rev to 7500 just fine.
I spent a couple bucks shy of $1k on the custom slugs for my small block. I dont care what stuff looks like….or how lumpy a cam sounds… I once woke up next to two of the uglyest women in North Carolina… luckily I don’t remember anything.
