Doesn't matter. I'll say it. I can't afford an $8,000 engine block. And don't give me crap "well then you shouldn't be racing with the big boys". I see 500-600 cid BBM engine kits offered all the time for less than what a short block would cost me to build on a Mopar platform. For instant Ray Mac just offered a 632 "ENGINE KIT" for $5,795. Not a short block, not a rotating assembly. Full engine kit with block, heads, crank, rods, pistons, rings, bearings, gaskets. It gets very frustrating after a while.

Rant over.