Originally Posted by Naked AV

There's a reason all the shops I was talking to about a 408 came around to the same amount...between $8,000 and $10,000....because that's what it costs to build a 408. If you have a spare $8,000 laying around with lots of free time, I'd say call some of the vendors on the right and start pricing components. If you have a spare $10,000 and less time, then see if they will build and warranty it. But if all you have is $5K and a weekend, well, you know what the answer is by now...

Originally Posted by Scream

Not flaming, just curious where the extra $4-6k is here...could you let us know exactly what you were getting for $8-10k? I'm just curious as I'm looking into possibly getting a new engine and an HPE 408 is pretty high on the list right now.