[IndyNova]

as far as budget, i would like to stay in the 3-5k range. I was planning on having a local machine shop who does all the "racers" blocks here in Indy machine it. The block and crank my buddy is selling is cheap-let's just say it's barely 3 numbers long..lol so I got to looking on ebay, and a set of pro-comp h-rods were $400, and I've got a buddy who can get a set of mahle pistons built for cheap, I don't want to set teh world on fire, but I would like to be respectable in any xcross'ing I do, maybe the ocassiona; trip down the track, but mostly street driven. How does a big blocks added weight affect the handling characteristics of the car? Obviously I know it'll be different, but am I gonna have to go back to square one (as far as chassis set-up) in a few years when I jump over to a LS motor? Thanks again.