3k dollar blocks just aren't feasible. I work at a shop where all we see are Brodix sbc and Dart sbf aluminum blocks. At about 3500-4000 a piece. And that's a starting point. This is for a "popular" engine. Us mopar guys tend to be a bit of outcasts. Expecting a quality, aluminum mopar block for anything approaching what the "popular" platforms cost just isn't really realistic. I wish it was, but it just isn't.