New to the tread and man has it been helpful. Here's my question:

I bought a 99 2500 with a bad motor? I was just going to drop a motor in it and sale but have decided to keep. I have been reading lots of threads on Mods and have decided to play a little. I am looking at a 360 with 115K that a board member has ($450 shipped to me) but am now thinking about rebuilding my motor. Either way i want to add a cam, do some head work, Fastman TB etc. So, should I buy the motor with 115K add a cam, heads, TB and roll or spend the money on my bottom end then do the other stuff? My budget is $1000.

Thanks

 

You better double, maybe triple that budget depending on what you want to accomplish.

 

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1500 for a basic reman 360 I would think, then add tb, cam & heads another 2k give or take

 

So - buy the 117K motor and add TB, intake mod and drive on?

 

what part of the engine is bad?? this will determine if you need a new shortblock or not. if you have a head issue, then you can add all the stuff you want to your current bottom end. if its a block problem then you may be able to fix/machine it, if you cant, you will have to get a new one.

 

My problem is definitely in the bottom end. I want know until i get it apart. The motor has 250K on it.

 

ya, you will want to check it out, but it may not be too bad. you might be able to getaway with a basic re-build kit...and possibly a crankshaft, lol