For me it is not really a cost factor that bothers me all that much. I mean Mopar stuff is always more expensive to buy. What get my Goat is the fact that you pay good money for something and is is basically junk!! You buy a resto block and can't even bore it past 4.00 before hitting the water jacket!!!!! then they give you a hard time returning it. Or you but a set of brand new heads and the leak from everywhere??? So what I'm trying to say is produce the stuff but make sure the quality is there or count me out!!!! Better yet produce a excellent core, something without core shift and let someone else do the machining. I think Barton does this !!! Matt