There was a period of time in the not to distant past when NO blocks were available from anyone! Thankfully new ownership stepped up at Indy and got the ball rolling again. I was caught in the vortex of no blocks when we needed one for the dragster and another build, after waiting for 8 months or so I bought a used engine just so I could get the kid out racing again. After fresheneing it up and making some changes it works fine, Indy block and all. The second block arrived from Indy I think 8-9 months after it was ordered. Thankfully we are back to a more steady supply of those, hopefully the new iron block will be the same eventually. Where when a guy needs one he can get one.

BTW yes Chevy owners complain all the time about the cost of parts. Even the run of the mill SB Chebbie guys do and their stuff should be carried at Dollar Tree. Oh yeah of late they even have lead times for parts on some stuff...