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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG
I'd make sure you research the hell out of it if you decide to do it yourself. If I was doing a built motor I would want to line bore the cases first. I believe you want to go on the tighter side of spec for the bearings for better lubrication. It's been a while since I looked into it.
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I know a line bore can be done, I haven't personally looked into it but I know it's needed if you go for stronger than OEM case hardware.
My main concerns were trying to figure out what else may be needed to keep it together on the higher end.
Generally, I know IAG has short blocks, but for 4800 for just a short block it's out of my price range for right now... (student loans and only just starting my career) I know with what parts I already have, and what I'd need to buy to rebuild this engine I'd be well below that. There's a local race shop that can do the machine work, for less than $500 (block, bore and hone, then clean the heads).
I might look at just bore and honing the block, putting in better internals and just refreshing the heads... and then redo them later on. For now, I just want an engine that can comfortably push 350-400, and maybe have a map I can run ~450hp for my last 2 runs. Our autocross courses usually see 70+mph at 1-1.5mi long.