Mustang92
SN's #1 1%er
Well I dont have a big long fancy explanation. but ill say this... you are assuming he replaces everything. forged rotating assembly= 1300 for starts (I dont know how much all the small things cost) and you can find a used vortech s trim 1500. He will need the supporting mods and get them for like say another grand. Thats cheap (leaving out the labor in our equations because we dont know if he can do it or if he has friends that can). Ill tell you right now you are the more knowledgeable person on this topic, but if he wants to keep it basic it can be done for very cheap. I mean he can go to a shop like MMR per say, buy a forged short block for 2,500.00, 100 shot dry kit for 400.00. thats 2900 plus whatever other parts he needs to complete the job. thats dirt cheap. IM NOT trying to challenge your knowledge just going off the original price givin of the termi motor vs the simple route that a lot of guys go... I cant go as in depth as you because Ive never done the swap. But from what ive been purchasing for my car, the amount of money spent, and my goals in mind what I have planed seems alot cheaper/fatser than a STOCK termi or termi swap 2v. thats all Im sayin bud. im not getting into KB/whippled talk because thats another beast... AND i know ill lose LOL how about them saints!!!
Yes nitrous would be the cheap way to do it and you can get it done cheap that way if you don't mind filling nitrous bottles and realize that one back fire and you intake is in a few hundred pieces. Of course there are cheaper ways to go that fast but it doesn't mean they will hold up as well or make more power.
As for the MRR SB for $2500 it has a cast crank and I beam rods. Their version of a SB that is comparable to a Cobra (forged crank, H beam rods) is $2900 but you still need ARP main studs, head studs, head gaskets and oil pump so there is another $800 and when opening the engine you better replace the chain tensioners that's another $100-150.
You can get rotating assemblies for cheap but machine work is a good $500-800 and assembly can be anywhere from $500-600 unless he can do it himself. Yes you can get a used blower but that also means there is a really good chance of it needing a rebuild from Vortech if not right away, in the near future.
Bill