Great question. I had wondered what the FI guys would say myself.

 

www.importpartspro.com

 

I've been talking to Kyle at IPP. great price on a new block and he'll switch everything over from my stock block for $800. I'm pretty sure I'm going with him. I just need to pick out an ECU and a tuner in Central Texas. Everyone tells me to go with Haltech but I'd rather pay $1300 for a UTEC and tune than $1800 for just an ECU

 

Check the classifieds there are a few used utec's on there you can cut 1,300 almost in half if you buy a used one.

 

OMG this made me LOL!!!!!!!

 

If uprev is going to tune it why not get an uprev?

 

The bottom end is known to be weak (mine blew last summer with a mere 380whp) Definately upgrade pistons, rods, headstuds. As far as price goes for parts alone i paid over $2,000 (cdn) and thats not including labor, tensioners gaskets etc.
Its not overkill when you'll be kicking yourself later with a huge rebuild bill :s

 

$1300 was the price installed and tuned....

 

I'm on the fence with them. I havent heard anything bad but nothing stellar either. On top of that, they told me they have never tuned an APS kit but they would limit my hours so I didn't go broke... Not sure I want to be the test dummy.

 

I've decided to go with an Impart Parts Pro block. $2600 plus $800 to transfer over everything from my last one including turbo kit. That seems like a hard deal to beat.

Trying to decide on a tuner in the central Texas area...