The cost of building a motor is also a function of timing. If you want JE pistons they make them in lots. If your lot size is oddball you have to wait forever. Same with the rings, same with rods. My pistons were about $175.00 each, rods about $175.00 each. Stainless valves about $24.00 per valve and on and on. If ten people all got together and said lets all build the exact same hipo engine where all the parts could be ordered and made at one time the cost would come down. Ie one set of cams reground $650.00 if five set the price is $550.00 see the point. There in lies the problem. Until there is enough demand for someone to make rods, pistons etc in lots big enough to bring the price down the price will seem unreasinable. Instead of us all working together to get what we all want, everyone seems to want to flame and rant. Terry will tell you that the biggest problem is people who don't have the money or ability to complete a project taking up the time of the Guys doing the work. If enough people want to build motors then a group buy set up the allow everyone to purchase parts in larger lots and one part at a time might be the answer. So if everyone is up to start to do group buys for individual parts let me know. We can do a group on rods or pistons first and set up a time schedule to complete each group buy. Be prepared it has taken almost six months for the parts to do my new motor and I am still at least a week from completion.
