I agree that it always costs more than you think....whatever you think you are going to spend, double it. Don't be discouraged though....my beater setup is as follows:
STOCK 5.3 160k miles at time of swap $250
Car intake/ Zo6 cam-springs
NO engine mods, NO bolts, NO different heads
S475 BW turbo in my case, Master Power T70 would be a GREAT budget choice
I pushed mine to 10lbs at first and ran 132 mph in a 3140# car. The ET sucked at 10.9 but that was with a 2.1 60' since the back of the car is all stock, little 235 tires, OPEN rear, mono leafs...NO traction device whatsoever.
I then went up to 14-15lbs of boost...still same setup, still on pump gas...made the 10lbs feel like nothing, whole different beast at 14-15lbs. Im sure it would trap 135-136 like that. In a car that worked even just a little bit (like 1.75 60') that would equate to LOW ten second passes...
My same combo on 12lbs boost would last a long time for little dollars and in a halfass working car would make easy high ten second passes at best. Worst case scenario you break a piston and replace the cheap engine. It took 18lbs on pump gas to hurt my all stock one....NO meth
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