Built whipple/KB Terminators in here....

[CobraKid04]

I know it’s a hard question to answer. If you had to ballpark a price how much would it cost to professionally build a whipple, built .20 bottom end, suspension, rear and all the little things. If you have a built whipple/KB cobra post up a pics of you car/engine and mod list. Sorry for the vague question just trying to get an idea for the future. :beer:

 

[Silverboost]

$15000

 

[CobraKid04]

Dang, I didn't think it would be that high!!! Hopefully you were shootin way outside the ballpark.hahaha

 

[20psirabbit]

15k is really not all that much if you think about it. 5k will get you a whipple and supporting mods on the car. 5k will get you fully built suspension. so the 5k left for whatever else you had on your list. it's about right, but at that point you have a pretty monster of a car.

 

[blackvenom77]

Are you doing all the installing yourself or shop?

 

[CobraKid04]

Are you doing all the installing yourself or shop?

Shop...This is a little more expensive than I thought.

 

[HISSMAN]

Why are you going .20 over on the cylinders? There is no real gain by doing this, and is usually only done if the block needed reworked due to wall damage.

-Jeff

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

Aren't most people on here stock bottom ended? Termi engines can handle a blower like those without trouble.

 

[DeadEnd..]

I Was thinking it was going to be around that price too! Was hoping like you for it to be less but if you have a wish like mine it will be more that that:nonono: Oh Well we.:coolman:

 

[s_x_i]

Mmm... It costs a lot.

I did a fully built stroker motor with heads and cams and with labor it was over $11,000

Then add in my KB, my Rear End, my Fuel System and everything else and $15,000 is way way cheap!

 

[wrenchturner04]

15g's is cheap. I would find some friends, save money on labor, get more parts and get some free knowledge, well might cost a few beers.

 

[GodStang]

I am around $60K, $20K for car + $40K in mods. We did 99% of the work ourselves. I still am mostly stock on suspension except built IRS. Stock springs, shocks, and K-Member.

 

[Lights of Speed]

when i bought my car it had around 15k invested, thats with a brand new sra from ford along with drag struts and shocks. motor was stock with a 2.2L kb and full exhaust with stock headers and supporting fuel mods etc. and when it blew up it cost me around 7k but i had to get a used set of heads b/c both heads where taken out when the motor went. also my motor is not fully built just bored 20 over with cp pistons and arp studs. so my car is up there in the 20's, good luck!

 

[CobraKid04]

Why are you going .20 over on the cylinders? There is no real gain by doing this, and is usually only done if the block needed reworked due to wall damage.

-Jeff

I don't know thought that was the proper thing to do when building the engine. Due to the piston to wall clearence.

I am around $60K, $20K for car + $40K in mods. We did 99% of the work ourselves. I still am mostly stock on suspension except built IRS. Stock springs, shocks, and K-Member.

That is a nasty machine!!!!

 

[Sinultros]

Approx $20k for my GT. That includes shortblock, heads, cams, KB 2.6H, custom return style fuel system, and all the labor, shop supplies, shipping price for parts, etc. It really adds up, as you can see.

 

[HISSMAN]

I don't know thought that was the proper thing to do when building the engine. Due to the piston to wall clearence.

Just hone it and set it up to fit properly.

-Jeff

 

[DarkSnake]

Skip the motor, you'll know when you need a motor. Get the KB mammoth kit, firgure 7-7.5k for kit and mods needed to fuel system installed by a shop. Irs brace (if you don't already have it) some kind of springs (steeda springs are a great setup for a bit lower stance and they are designed to do well in the corners as well) build the IRS, all this for around 10k installed by a shop. Or save a few bucks and do some of the work yourself.