150k, Time for a New Motor- Need Advice!

[qkslvr221]

Hey guys, been out of the modding game for a while but I'm coming back in full force. My 97 is getting up there in mileage and I want a brand new motor to put her back in the game! Been checking out my options and I'm not really sure which direction to go in- Aluminator? 03/04 from tousley? MMR 750?

Looking for 500rwhp to start with so nothing crazy, it just has to fit a ported Eaton for the time being. My heads are in pretty rough shape and I'd want C heads, but the rest of my accessories are in good shape. Looks like I won't be able to use em anyway:whine:! Should I be looking at a longblock or buildin up a shortblock with some lightly used C's and a nicer intake? My budget is around 7500 for the whole thing.

Thanks for readin' everyone! :beer:

 

[PSUCOBRA96]

I say C, mildly worked over C heads, and a bored and stroked block will be a great start, then maybe a used pro-charger pushing 7-9 pounds of boost and you will have more than 500 to the wheels and a safe combo that will last.

oh also look into a higher compression than stock, somewhere in the 10:5 range

 

[qkslvr221]

I like the worked C heads idea, from what I have read the 96-98 cams are the way to go in the C's. The stroker MMR blocks really look nice for the money, I do want positive displacement for sure. I'm just not sure about whether I should go with a shortblock and piecemeal all the parts or a longblock and reuse most of my accessories. Anyone with experience want to chime in?

 

[SVTContique]

Should try and find a working 03 Motor.

 

[crazycarlo]

Depending on what you want the final motor to be like. If you wanna run an eaton setup then id try to find a slightly used 03 motor that's complete or at least the lOngblock. If not why not a mmr stroker short block and eaton swap.

 

[Bright Blue Cob]

Love those Aluminum blocks. Less weight on the front wheels the better!