I still have the paper work from my Keith Black block that I bought back in 2008-2009 and if I remember right it cost 5400.00 plus shipping. From the sounds of this block it is made for pushrod oiling that was an option on my block that I didn't order but ended up paying for later. If you build a scrap stock block you probably have 1100.00 in it without machine work for a girdle if you chose to run one, then the cost of the plate and caps, plus 50.00 for concrete. Then its still a piece of CRAP stock block in any high horsepower build. Pay me once or pay me twice.