I'm sure the cost has more to do with the low volume nature and the $300K machines it takes to cut them. Their machining looks top notch though.
Some very fine machines they have and some great work comes out of there.
I've done coating work for a builder who has bought on average over the last 3 years 6 sets Edelbrock DR17s at 8100 a set($49k)
https://frankensteined.net/shop/edelbrock-dr17/another that we do coating work for buys an average of 25 sets a year of Edelbrock SB2 at $8250 a set .(206K)
https://frankensteined.net/shop/edelbrock-sb2-raised/80 combined sets of different LSX offerings they have, between 2900 and 3400 a set
and right now I have 4 sets of LT4 6.2s that came from Frankenstein that ae going out today to my customer
Frankenstein is doing fine