Rebuilding my 5sfe, Need Advice Options

[lipweb]

guys i'm rebuilding my 1996 GT. I want a stock rebuild but i want to port/polish the head and get a header with matching flow characteristics...what else can I do to see any improvements without serious big money parts? forged or stock replacement pistons?? i don't really plan on any big gains so should I just go stock piston replacement? What about cams? Chip? Tuner? Is it worth it to balance and micropolish the crank?

What is the average stock rebuild cost?

Guys...thanks!

[_mikeE]

Well i just went to my mechanic friend and asked him about rebuilding my 5s motor, he said he'd also be re-grinding the cams for me to and then have to take the motor to a machine shop so they can rebuild it and everything, and he quoted me a price of 7-800...which i dont think is bad at all because my friend with a civic motor, took apart his motor himself and had to bring it to a shop to get it all put back together and got charged 500.
And to any of you who are looking for more power gains w/o turbo, may I suggest sending in your camshafts to WebCam, and getting them grinded like Dustin did. Heard it's like a 20+hp increase and you dont lose power at 5k rpm and good for high compression pistons
Once again, with the prices I just threw at you, I could easily pick up a 3sgte in Toronto for that amount of price.

This post has been edited by _mikeE: Jan 21, 2008 - 2:08 PM