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Pacesetter long-tube headers... Pacesetter long-tube headers make good power and still fit a normal F-body chassis without much hassle. Built-in O2 bungs are designed for the factory fuel-injected engine, but make tuning with a wideband O2 sensor and a carburetor much easier.
| WHERE THE MONEY WENT |
| 6.0L short-block core |
$250 |
| Eagle connecting rods |
$429.99 |
| Mahle pistons |
$479.99 |
| COMP Cams solid roller lifters |
$489.99 |
| Fel-Pro MLS head gaskets |
$188.84 |
| Engine Pro timing chain set |
$75.42 |
| Melling oil pump |
$65 |
| ARP head bolt kit |
$146.88 |
| Engine Pro 3/8x8.1-inch pushrods |
$116.48 |
| Fel-Pro timing cover gasket |
$48.44 |
| K&N oil filter |
$13.99 |
| Intake manifold |
$1,106.23 |
| Distributor drive kit |
$456.98 |
| Harland Sharp roller rockers |
$598.88 |
| Manley springs, retainers, locks |
$485.23 |
| Total Seal piston rings |
$259.38 |
| Bullet camshaft |
$359.99 |
| Manley race-series valves |
$379.98 |
| LS7 heads (used), eBay |
$500 |
| Valve covers (used) |
$30 |
| MSD distributor (used) |
$125 |
| Total: |
$6,606.69 |
 Perhaps as an homage to the...  Perhaps as an homage to the early SBC, the RED gang gave the Gen III engine the Chevy orange treatment. There aren't too many engines that honestly look this good in orange.  With the intake bolted back...  With the intake bolted back together, it is easy to see why it does so well. The straight-shot runners are as close to equal length as you can get with a single-plane intake, and are long enough to make good torque starting down low.  Racing Engine Design team...  Racing Engine Design team members Jason Gonzalez and Bret Bowers (right) pose with their 579hp budget bomber 6.0L LS mill.
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