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Here's a break down todate:

J&E pistons with rings and pins - $1150

Crower rods - $1160

Darton sleeves - $775

New 72# injectors - $450

Tial wastegate - $200 + 50 for the missing parts

Cam blanks - $400

Ooops mental calculator missed a bit total to date $4185


This is bulk of the hard parts - leaving valve train parts - valves, springs, retainers and better roller followers to come.

Turbo exhaust manifold - cost TBD.

Cam grinding is still spendy $900/pair but its coming down.

Other misc. items copper head gasket $50 head and main studs ~$80

Machining will be the next biggest cost. Labor here is not cheap - a typical machinist makes $45/hour here. But shipping elsewhere is equally expensive.


51 GMC 4.2 turbo
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