Yeah - I can get a bit of a break on prices since I'm in the trade - - but using those as a price reference the average guy wouldn't be very honest, would it? You want to see how to use up 20 grand? I'll show in short order with no details, just some quick estimates - - just watch!
FE Engine Parts List
Part Manufacturer Price
Fasteners ARP 150.00
Spark Plugs Champion 45.52
Cam Comp Solid Roller 290.00
Lifters Competition Cams 329.00
Retainers Competition Cams 136.95
Valve Springs Competition Cams 310.00
Pushrods Crane 144.00
Intake Dove, Modified
by Wilson, Flow Tech 800.00
Rocker Shafts Dove 160.00
EFI System F.A.S.T. 2,200.00
Fuel Injectors F.A.S.T. 475.00
Head Gaskets Fel-Pro 64.00
Intake Gaskets Fel-Pro 17.00
Header Gaskets Fel-Pro 16.00
Valve Cover Gaskets 17.00
Misc. Gaskets Fel-Pro 25.99
Oil Pan Gaskets Fel-Pro 24.00
Balancer ATI 340.00
Heads Flow Technologies
base on Edelbrock 6676 - $1200 base 3,000.00
Block Genesis Iron 3,295.00
Headers Hooker 774.39
Water Pump Meziere 285.00
Oil Pan Moroso 180.00
Oil Pump Pickup Moroso 35.00
Distributor MSD 238.00
Coil MSD 8251 110.00
Ignition MSD 7520 530.00
Spark Plug Wires MSD 70.00
Crank Scat 695.00
Rods Scat 450.00
Cam Bearings Speed-Pro 39.61
Main Bearings Speed-Pro 37.50
Oil Pump Speed-Pro 52.31
Piston Rings Speed-Pro 136.31
Pistons Price estimate for reference 600.00
Rockers Speed-Pro 354.74
Rod Bearings Speed-Pro 66.99
Timing Set Speed-Pro 75.52
Throttle Body estimate 400.00
Sensors
Paint 3 cans Generic Ford Blue 15.00
Total Parts at published prices 16,984.83
Add in a couple days of shop assembly and dyno time and you are right at or even above the 20 grand mark. When you're putting together a solid roller, highly modified aftermarket block engine you're simply going to use up cash. No way around it. Could even the average guy do it for a lot less money? I sure hope so. But you're simply not going to do this for 10 grand - - sorry. Don't forget to include all the bolt on hardware that I did - - you cannot leave off headers or ignition just because they came on your car.