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2013-14 Shelby GT500
Reinforcing My Stock 5.8
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<blockquote data-quote="RBB" data-source="post: 16330619" data-attributes="member: 152686"><p>Now that you spell it all out I'll retract my original statement considering all the ARP hardware involved. I ordered gaskets and some other ancillaries online and took them up to JDM with my heads, but the ARP hardware was all included as part of the assembly costs for me so I wasn't really considering it. In your case, having ordered it all yourself, I'm sure the costs really stand out more. Maybe I was trying to forget. At that point you're in so deep that another $1,000 doesn't mean much, though. If you've committed to a build I don't think the costs of the assembly hardware are going to deter you. There's really no way to budget build an aluminum block 5.4/5.8. You've got your basic/solid build, which is pretty steep as far as these things go, but it's done right. Then you've got your all out builds like Bad Company did where no expense is spared.</p><p></p><p>I had a lot of $$ into timing components/heads as well. Stainless valves, upgraded chains/sprockets/tensioners, valve springs/retainers, and cryo/microblue on everything added up fast. Might as well do it once the right way while the engine is out, it'll probably cost you more later on if you don't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RBB, post: 16330619, member: 152686"] Now that you spell it all out I'll retract my original statement considering all the ARP hardware involved. I ordered gaskets and some other ancillaries online and took them up to JDM with my heads, but the ARP hardware was all included as part of the assembly costs for me so I wasn't really considering it. In your case, having ordered it all yourself, I'm sure the costs really stand out more. Maybe I was trying to forget. At that point you're in so deep that another $1,000 doesn't mean much, though. If you've committed to a build I don't think the costs of the assembly hardware are going to deter you. There's really no way to budget build an aluminum block 5.4/5.8. You've got your basic/solid build, which is pretty steep as far as these things go, but it's done right. Then you've got your all out builds like Bad Company did where no expense is spared. I had a lot of $$ into timing components/heads as well. Stainless valves, upgraded chains/sprockets/tensioners, valve springs/retainers, and cryo/microblue on everything added up fast. Might as well do it once the right way while the engine is out, it'll probably cost you more later on if you don't. [/QUOTE]
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