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Originally Posted by QSPres
Hard for me to believe what people find reasonable these days.........
So far, this is what I have:
Procured one COMPLETE (down to the O2 sensors) 03' LQ9 motor with wiring harness for $1500..
Procured a set of stage II ported heads, with flow sheets, for $600 COMPLETE...
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Yep, I've got a car in my garage that is LQ9 powered. Got the complete 38K mile motor with wiring harness ect..for $1350. Added heads/intake/cam/exhaust/tuning software for another ~2.5K and the thing puts out 420HP at the wheels on a Mustang dyno. That's with the standard displacement. Add the stroker kit and I would expect I could hit 500HP pretty easily.
Not to mention, the heads of the LQ9 are desirable to LS1 owners looking to go big forced induction. Sold my set for $400 and could have gotten more.
The LQ9 is my motor of choice. Cheap, reliable, plentiful, slightly stronger, and all the standard parts fit.