Engine Suggestions, What would you do? Options

[jmill]

I've got a 73 17. and a 2.0. I can't afford a Raby 2270 now but until then I want the best bang I can get for the buck. A stock engine won't work for me. What is the cheapest way to upgrade without breaking the bank? Which block do I start with? I can toss about $2,000 at it. Can I build a stroker for that kind of money? Would I be better to build a small displacement rever? What p/c's do I go with? Thanks in advance guys.

[749142]

Well, with my experience i built a couple 2056s and one 1.9 liter. the 1.9 had 2.0 heads with 96mm pistons on the 1.8 stroke. get some lighter rods, higher performance cam, exhuast, and go with a freer breathing intake. with the lighter rods that combo would be able to rev a lot better. my 1.9 had stock rods cam etc, however it stomped the crap out of the 2056s i built. why, the shorter stroke likes the higher rpm better, the 2056s pulled up until about 4800rpm. the 1.9 pulled all the way to redline even with a stock cam. all it had was a modified exhaust. i used that exhaust on both combos but found the 1.9 to pull harder in the higher rpms and it still had good low end pull. theoretically if you were to keep the 1.9 together at higher rpms it would produce more power if you revved it higher than redline and had the right parts to hold it together.my 2 cents.

sww914, must have had some really used up old parts. ive put together quite a bit of motors using old parts, did the old parts make them fail. no! a couple of them lasted 6-8 years and were pulled out in good running order only to be replaced by something with more power.if your parts dont have too many miles on them re use them youll save money, but remember to get the basics like new bearings, seals, gaskets, etc. and youl have pretty dependable engine.