Anyone take a look at GTM's Stage 0 Longblock? It's under $8k. I might add a few options which will probably up the price close to $10k if I were to have them do it. I'm not shooting for anything higher than 600 whp, but more like peace of mind compared to having a stock block.

Once u upgrade block, if ur gonna go for more power youre gonna start needing extra support mods to get there. For 600 I'm pretty sure you're gonna need an upgraded fuel system prolly. So keep that in mind also.

Thanks for the heads up as CJM might be the way to go for the fuel return system. That's just theoretical as 450 whp is plenty of fun as is, and I'm pretty sure it'll be better with a proper tune with better response. Man it's such a waste to see a decent long block for $450 posted in the for sale thread. I'll just keep on saving as long as my engine is still good :)

all you need is a fuel return and you can run in the upper 500s. I got a meth kit in today and the aam fuel return and im going for 600 whp as soon as i can get it all together. should be pretty reliable to.

Cool... I looked up the CJM kit. Price isn't too bad!