Nobody said anything about about spending £1000 on the block that then has to be top hat linered.spend wrote:Who in their right mind would spend £1000 on a block that need linering?kiwicar wrote: spending £1000+ on finding a 4.6 and top ha linering the thing a better starting point when he only has a budget of £2.5 ???
Do you think you are going to get a set of forged pistons for much less than that anyway?
But £200 odd on finding a used 4.6 block, hot tank the thing £20, £800 to £900 for liners and fitting and vat on that and you are well past £1000. The point still stands, starting off by buying a 4.6 when the 3.9 he has will do the job is a poor way of spending a £2.5k budget.
best regards
Mike