2008 Hummer H3 Alpha 5.3L LH8 - $1575
LS9 Camshaft - $150
LS7 lifters and guides (probably not needed) - $115
PAC 1218 valve springs - $136
Holley 302-1 oil pan - $350
Gen 4 hi-flow oil pump (probably not needed) - $85
LS6 head studs kit (probably not needed) - $129
MLS 5.3L headgasket set - $53
Corvette LS7 accessory kit - $564
Short-nose Corvette water pump - $105
Cheap truck starter from eBay: $54
Genuine A/C Delco truck starter when the eBay thing literally died after about 4 starts: $135
LS6 intake manifold - $350
eBay LS6 fuel rails - $94
CXRacing Fox body Mustang LS1 turbo kit (manifolds, turbo, oil supply and drain bits, turbo, wastegates): $1585 (certain regrets are in existence for this - it works and works well, but those headers are a PITA for spark plug access, plug wire access, etc)
About 4 sets of different kinds of super duper high temp plug wires that last for a drive or two: $250
EFI Source 'Gold Box' with complete wiring harness and 80 lb Deka injectors: $1531 (I was feeling lazy and just wanted to plug it in, fire it up - FWIW that's how it worked out w0000t)
'Mopar style' (hi/lo hose sides swapped) C4 aluminum radiator: $185
Dual fan and shroud kit: $230 (in retrospect, meh)
Universal 3" intercooler piping kit: $86 (pipes, bends, couplers, t-clamps - this was, by the way, totally awesome, even if I didn't use half of it I save money, effort, and have a bunch of stuff left over for the next time I do something turbo-ey )
3" BOV fitting/Silicone coupler, HKS BOV: $110
1L oil sump for turbo drain: $75
Cheap eBay oil scavenge pump: $43
Turbowerx oil pump when the eBay crap pump made *HORRIBLE* noises and leaked and I didn't trust it to last to the end of the driveway: $265
Random hoses, tubes, fittings, etc: $200 (???)
STS Machining LS motor mounts: $350
Total: $8805
OOF! I knew I shouldn't have added that up. My rough mental math always estimated it as a bit less than that...
Drivetrain:
Nissan G35 JK40C transmission: $650
Camaro T56 bellhousing: $256 (in retrospect, probably should have gotten a steel scatter shield bellhousing for a bit more)
Camaro LS1 flywheel: $159
Collins complete adapter kit: $1287 (adapter, 780 lb/ft clutch kit, slave cylinder)
(I like the above kit because everything is either stock Nissan or stock Camaro T56 - other than the clutch disc itself (Nissan center on a Camaro disc).
CBF Performance top mount shifter kit: $525 (and, it must be noted, about 4 months of wait time, April to August)
Custom driveshaft 1-pc CD009 to Volvo rear axle: $320
240 Hydraulic clutch pedal set and new master cylinder: $200
Total: $3397
Again, a bit of OOF. At least if I mangle the transmission, another CD009 style is cheaper than if I'd gone with a T56, where the trans costs $2500-ish (and up). $1500 - 2000 seems to get you a 'known bad' rebuildable core on those.
Grand total: $12,202. Now I'm depressed. Thanks. Ah well, 550-ish whp is pretty damn fun in a 240. It never felt like that much money when I was doing it. Because it was spread out over like 3 years. A year (more or less) buying various parts before getting it really going and pulling the old motor out, then 2 years of slow work getting it done. So it was just chunks here and there. It all adds up though. Obviously. I don't think I ever bothered to total it up before, and I'm probably forgetting things. Like (oh yeah) the STS machining LS/240 motor mounts - $350 GB a long time ago)
In the works:
Since the Deatschwerks 300 fuel pump left over from the 350 hp 16V redblock is out of capacity at the current 6 psi boost levels, I need more fuel.
new gas tank: $120
big Aeromotive FPR: $187
Aeromotive 183099 dual fuel pump setup: $550
AN10 fuel filter: $100
Electronic boost control: free with some wiring and laptop setup
This should allow me to run the boost up to around 15 psi, for maybe 700 - 750 hp?
And of course, the rear axle probably won't survive that so:
Narrowed Ford 8.8 axle with Volvo suspension mounts: $800
New custom driveshaft CD009 - Ford 8.8: $320 (might go 2-pc)
Rebuild rear axle with low 3.0-ish:1 gearing to suit the CD009 gear ratios: $700??? (haven't even looked into it)
Dakota digital convertor box - to keep ABS and Speedo/Odo happy with Ford speed sensor: $150
New 5X4.5 wheels all around, rolling fenders to stuff as much tire in back there as I can: $$$$ (no clue what I'm going to do, but so far I'm leaning toward something like this
https://www.imagewheels.co.uk/billet-11-alloy-wheel/ )
STS machining front Wilwood brake kit: $950
Wilwood Ford 8.8 rear brake kit (w/parking brake): $850
All that and it doesn't have A/C. Lol...
Yes, some people put turbo LS cars together in 2 weekends with about $500 invested. I am apparently not that guy.