Has anyone done the upgrade of stage 2 to 3 directly from HRC or the way HRC claims with only the following parts? How much should I expect to pay? Is the block from Howell the better deal or build my own now? Let me know. Later.

According to HRC stage 3 is stage 2 with the following:

JE Forged Pistons, piston rings, and wrist pins
Crower billet connecting rods
Hahn 500 CC Fuel Injectors
Hahn PowerFuel module
Hahn Ignition Amplifier

bump! :rolleyes

Not a newbiw question. I don't want to spend more than I have to anymore. Should I get the 2.2 block, or just the parts. I will be paying someone more than likely to do the work.

I already know I need s-AFC and bigger injectors? 500 or 625? Any other brand than the HRC/Accel?

I only want to pay once for them to do the work so I rather be safe than sorry down the road. My target would be to max the potential of the S16G without having to go to the 20G. Target 325-350hp.

unles u are stuck on the crower rods u can opt for cheaper eagles i havent heard of anyone breaking them yet and they are good units hell nascar uses em...

u could go with weiscos forged units they are about 100$ cheaper and still as good or better then a JE brand name...

remember u have to get machine work done.. its gonna be 5-600$ for the machine work and assemblly of the short block atleast if you paying somone for the whole thing expect about a 4500$ price or more unless its a friend that is doing the work...