I have used a couple Machine shops around NJ but only one for full engine builds he came highly recommended by a friend that used to work for him. I've been using him for various things for almost 20 years. Back then he told me engine assemble is 1,000. That is measuring every single component, checking all clearances. Some people forget a lot of the little things and think you just slap them together. There is a shop about a mile from me before I started using this guy I went there. he gave me a sheet with his prices for everything, when I looked in the back there were Busch beer cans everywhere. I want to say he was charging 200-250 for assembly. I know people that have had mixed results there. I was just a kid but I couldn't see taking my stuff to machine shop that was a mess and had beer cans everywhere.

Recently I was told full engine assembly is up to 1500, and dyno time is 1,000. I can't see apurging for the dyno time.