ok they told me 1700 for a crate 350 pontiac...my motor i am providing most of the parts 47 heads, p4b edelbrock intake, compcams hydraulic roller 224 230 @50 502 int 510 exh k kit with 995 springs , full length headers, 750 holley dp . they are providing arp bolts , pistons , rockers , gaskets , pushrods , plus pocket porting the heads. i told them i want atleast 350 horsepower oh and largest valves they could put in 211 177 cause that was what was on the 350 ho... they are familiar with pontiacs but mostly 455's the told me 260 cfm would be pretty easy on a 4.00 bore plate and there most expensive radical port job was 300$ ohhh and they were going to balence the motor...the rods would be resized shot peened manafluxed n xrayed with arp bolts. they said stock rods are good enoough,, i have some howards aluminum rods but they said not to use em... the only upgrades i have requested is forged pistons (they want 2 use srp) and harland sharp roller rockers (1.65) comp said 1.65 was ok...so ontop of the 1700 it should not be much more i hope for those two upgrades...the only thing else is maybe have them port the heads more than just pocket port ? maybe have em do they 300$ port job.. they have a flow bench....it is k&m machine shop in raytown missouri and the guy doing the heads is kenvin flaridy...lots of guys have recomened him, they had 350 chevys..but kevin seems to know his pontiac stuff he suggested 48 16 62 heads but i told him that the 47 heads is similar just bigger chamber i thought and that the 350 ho had big valves and my block has the valve reliefs in the block...he said 750 olley to much and could be jeted down...but other wise 350 hp should be np....my car is a 4spd how much lose of hp can i expect in the car at the wheels? and should i tell em to put some more work into the heads rather than just a pocket port? they have a dyno but its like 500$ a day....i just want a car that wont get embarassed when a ricer pulls up or a mustang,,fast but not crazy,,i can always put a little shot of nitrous on it...i told them i might put a little shot on the car later down the road
