It's not cheap to do it right
This build includes
Torque plate honing of the cylinders
Line hone mains after doweling and pinning main caps
Square deck block surfaces 90* from main tunnel
Dowel pin main caps
Balancing
Hellfire rings
Speed Pro main
Speed Pro rod
Speed Pro HD babbit cam bearings
Wash, file fit rings, set all oil clearances, final assembly
With all the parts, new LS2 block, K1 billet rods, K1 4340 crank, Wiseco pistons, ARP main and head studs.
Total ends up an easy $5500.
There are alot cheaper alternatives out there but the fellow I deal with builds one engine at a time in a state of the art facility.
I only give out his name to a close friends-so he has time for my builds.
Don't forget-to add to this we still need a new LS2 front cover, valley cover, the kock sensor and cam harness, oil pump, timing chain, camshaft and lifters.
On top of this we have our Canadian Taxes to deal with and shipping to and from the US. There is no machine shop in Canada that I know of that can CNC the main caps and dowel them. This is not my first rodeo with the aluminum blocks and IMHO-pinning the caps is a MUST.
That's why when I sold my last engine combo from top to bottom for 10k-it was a STEAL!!!!!! That's why it sold so quick-there's gonna be one fast, fast car in Finland!