Engine Options, Build 2.3 or pursue other options Options

[Mblizzard]

I currently have a 2056 with a great top half. Big valve heads, Micro Squirt, and 96mm P/Cs. But I want more HP. I have set myself a $4K budget for building the bottom half, potentially going to 2.3 with a stroker crank, adding cam, balancing, and making some valve train improvements. But I started thinking, you know how dangerous that is, are there any other engine options in the $4K range that would provide reasonable HP increase. Not looking for 250 HP but just enough to keep it interesting.

Anyone got thoughts or suggestions? Open to most options but not sure that converting to water cooled is even remotely possible with the budget limit. Engine swap for proven HP increase seems the easiest option but thought I would see what the brain trust could come up with.

[Mblizzard]

OK so after much work and with the help of a number of vendors I found a good already complete 2056 engine that was in my price range.

A few things I learned.

First in this range of about $4K to $5K, it is hard to beat what McMark at Original Customs can do.

I also checked with a lot of others and and got some interesting info. I don't recall all of the details on exchanges of cores and such but certainly there are some options in this range. Cant say if any of them are right or wrong but it is just the information I found.


SCAT
2366 cc long block using your 914 heads $4,800.00 - outright
2600 cc long block using your 914 heads $ 6,400.00
2056 cc long block using your 914 heads will cost you $ 2,995.00

Head Flow Masters
Stroker Type 4 $4K W/ New Heads And Web. Series Cam (I am assuming this would be a bus engine)

Mofoco
Type 4 Longblock (2000cc) $3.5K (Bus Engine)

Summit Racing
Long Block Engine 2056cc Long-Block (71mm Stroke x 96mm Bore) $3.5K
Long Block Engine 2366cc Long-Block (71mm Stroke x 103mm Bore) $5K
Long Block Engine 2600cc Long-Block (78mm Stroke x 103mm Bore) $6.4K

As a last note, I worked with the Type 4 Store and they are coming up with a list of parts that they could provide for a build that would fall under this range. I would have preferred to go with the LN parts but I just don't have the time to complete a build in my garage. When I get the final numbers I will post them.

I still have the running 2056 I removed, it is a possibility that I may go the LN path for that build as I will not be under any time limits.