With all of this. It's been decades since Chrysler gave a rip about gear heads.

Back in the summer while chasing parts for my 434 I was on the phone with one of the better known builder/head guys on this site. We were discussing block and parts availability for Mopars. Both of us are in our early, mid 50s and agreed that if we were young men starting out we wouldn't be running Mopars. At this point we have to much invested to change.

Sad but mopar seem to be going down ...I have thought long and hard about a big block Chevy. ..1050hp for 17500.00 Chevy and 22500.00 for mopar 900hp ..5000.00 could be used for a really nice glade and veta...just saying. .

There is no need to rehash what costs what, because we KNOW and what we KNOW is that Mopar parts cost more and are harder to find. So it is no secret that a store bought Mopar that makes the same power as a Chevy will cost more. Nothing to debate

Funny that some want factory dimension bodies in Pro-Stock, when the Challenger is bigger and far less aero than either the Camaro or Mustang.............plus, we KNOW which company WON'T be spending a bunch of money developing bodies, just to make them better for racing. That company doesn't even think enough of racing and high performance, to even have a display booth at the biggest racing trade show of the year.

WOW!!!!!!!! I'm glad I'm not you and have to pay that much for 900 HP. I'm not big on throwing numbers out there as I never Dyno my engines but I should be in that neighbourhood for a lot less than that.

6000 dollars Keith Black block (didn't cost that much)
2000 " " Callas crank
1000 " " K1 rods and pistons
3500 " " B1 heads, intake, spacers
1100 " " T&D rockers
1000 " " custom cam, pushrods, lifters
500 " " rings, bearings, gaskets
1000 " " custom oil pan, pump, misc.
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16.200 dollars

I may have left out a few things but I also didn't pay that much for several of these items. I do my own work (as you could do too) and I'm always on the look-out for deals. Mopars are only expensive if YOU let them be. Sure Chevy racers have more choices but if you don't like it, join them. I love beating Fords and Chevies. Even more so with my Edelbrock headed small block.

Both are all new parts carb to pan and dyno sheet

Parts I listed are all new too and nobody touches my engines and I could care less about some corrected DYNO sheet. The guy that parks next to me every week bought a chevy Shaffroff engine (shaftjunk) and when he took it apart he couldn't believe his eyes. No thanks.

At 1 point I was completely brand loyal then I started to think look price and thought I'm brand loyal but the brand ain't loyal. ..no parts 2 3 times more just no help at all ...my ram is a 2002 4 door got it in 02 dash cracked and busted no longer after I got it ..call mopar is there a recall...oh no we didn't put the uv protection in it no recall but there is a discount I think like a 100 but the dash was 4 or 5 hundred..so I gotta pay for your message up..Trans started acting crazy not long after...I'm a small business owner not home alot and don't have a lot of time to mess with stuff much just would like to enjoy it a little. .

A lot of mopars on gas as well ..come on now don't act like it's not ...but people will debate mopar ford Chevy til the end of time..

I enjoy out running friends driving chevys with bigger motors in lighter cars. The only ones faster are big blocks and small blocks with NOS.