Originally Posted by sk8erjosh09
That is true. All I was trying to say was that you dont have to pay that much. With help from the forum and doing everything yourself it would benefit cost greatly.
The only reason there are 55Ks running around is because of a handful of people, and if you want one done correctly, it will cost you north of $20K to have a complete TURNKEY solution - I was simply answering the question from Eric.
Even if you do EVERYTHING yourself, which no one can because of the ECU, you would still be over $10K if you bought a decent motor.
I am sure you think this is easier than it is because of seeing how successful Bob (Lantana) was, but he spent an insane amount of time, over a year if I remember correctly, before all the bugs were worked out, and it still doesn't start from a key, nor have FI like the 55K. He will get there, and has a ridiculous car to show for it, but nothing has been easy. The forum does not have a V8 conversion manual with step by step pictures.
Bob, please correct me if I am mistaken.