[fred cook]

I am in the process of gathering parts for a 3.3SS (100mm pistons/liners) for my SC coupe. I bought a set of previously twin plugged 3.2 heads, a set of Mahle 10.3:1 100 mm pistons and am about to order the LN 100mm cylinders and XDI ignition. I already have SSI exhausts on the current 3.0 engine. I am still undecided on the cams, but will likely use either the CIS cams or a 964 spec regrind. I expect to have about $10-11k in parts to build this engine. Miscellaneous machine work should run about $500 or so. Throw in about $1500 for unforseen items and the total will be around $12-13k. Of course, this does not include my labor for the engine R&R, teardown or rebuild. On the plus side, I will wind up with some new tools and will have had a great adveture! It took me several months to find the right heads and I just happened to find a set of Mahle pistons at a very good price. The idea is to develop a plan of action, decide on the hardware you want to use and then try to seach out "deals" on parts that others are trying to sell. Good luck on your project!