i have a 4.8 06 chev single cab. i am in dfw and will get junkyard lq4. money is a concern so trying to decide if i should buy rotating assembly and have a shop build 408 short block with new cam, stock heads, stock intake. or use stock short block and spend money on heads and intake. what do yall think? if i could afford both i would. hoping for 500 crank hp but would like strong tq #. will be a daily drvr. def not track only.

 

What kinda budget numbers are we looking at?

 

Stock bottom end, good heads and cam and torque converter with stock tbss intake and you will be good to go.

 

x2 you should be over 400 to the ground with that

 

Stock bottom end and l92 heads with a decent cam.

 

If money is an issue I'd do a stock bottom end and put the money in a cam and heads. A short block build can get pricey in a hurry. what is your overall budget? I will tell you I had a budget set for building my 408 and Im almost double into what I had first budgeted. there is a ton of little supporting mods you don't think about that all add up.

 

Stock shortblock, ported 799/243 heads, descent intake, cam and headers should get you there. Oh, and you will probably run out of injector.