Subject: Re: Budget build, what are you giving up? by jsup on 2008/11/27 17:07:30
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PeteK wrote: Thanks. One of the benefits of being broke I guess. A good friend of mine built a 383 stroker for his 86 vette. He spent $2,200.00 for the crankshaft only. Called it insurance. My crank was $139.00 plus $100 to balance it. My combo makes more power, and neither of us has broken a crankshaft.( By coincidence, my entire shortblock cost $2,200.00) Moral of the story is I used the $2,000.00 difference to buy groceries. Even if I tripled my income, I don't know I could every buy "top shelf parts" for the sake of insurance. I am quilty of buying a canton pan, but I paid $260 including shipping and oil pump pick up, and at that time options were very limited.
