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Originally posted by Stroked408
5 grand for a 331? Only people I see sell a 331 for 5k is Bennett,the man has said 5 times already he paid 2300 for an assembled shortblock,I would rather pay 2300 for a shortblock then 3-4k for a turd-bo and never get it right,whole lot easier to tune N/A then it is blowers and turd-bos,guy I know now probably wishes he had stayed N/A instead of going blower he still cannot find the right tune with the thing,I take N/A hp anyday over an excuse maker i.e power adder I hear it all the time with power adder guys the nitrous guys are always whining "o my bottle is not full" the blower guys"oh my belt is slipping,or I have the wrong pulley on" and the turbo guys"oh I can't get it to full boost,or it blows the tires off" all excuses you never hear a N/A guy say any of that if something is wrong he does not whine about it,but back to the case in point 2300 for a fully assembled shortblock is not a bad price at all
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First go back and read, he said $2300 for the short block and a couple of grand for the rest. Thats $4300 give or take. I said 5 grand, ok I was off a little, but when I've seen stock ported heads and intake, stock cam with a turd-bo run mid 10's in the 1/4 for about the same price as he has in motor and he hoping for 13's, I don't have much sympathy. I hope it runs mid 11's and he surprises us all. I'll be one of the first to congratulate him when he posts his times.
As far as excuses, my favorite is "well if I had a blower too, it would have been different".
And my favorite saying is "it's not how you get there, it's who gets there first".
And what do the fastest 5.0 cars in the world run, that's right, Turbos and Superchargers. You don't see in NA guys competing do you.
And I agree, if I show up and don't have it tuned right, that is my fault. Want get any excuses from me. I don't see why a person would spent 4 or 5 grand on a blower and then not have it tuned properly, doesn't make any since to me at all.
We each have our own way of reaching our goals, wether it be NA, turd-bo (good one by the way, never heard that), or supercharger. I personally wanted something different for the street, and a turbo/mustang combination is fairly uncommon.
Have a good one.