Originally Posted by Brad_Haak
Decided to check out the price of aftermarket blocks as a tangent to this topic: https://billmitchellproducts.com/product-category/engine-blocks/mopar-big-block-2/

OK, anybody else surprised that the Mopar / Callies cast iron blocks are $400 more than the BMP aluminum blocks? And that's for about 170 lbs more weight, too.


Not super suprised, whatever the licensing fee Callies is paying Chrysler is probably pretty substantial given the use
Of a million + dollar tool that most likely hasn’t amortized yet because the volumes have been so low and Chrysler
Gave up managing the program for so many years. Not to mention the profit margins needed to keep the program running.

And not knowing the details of the deal between the two entities, the licensing fee could even be volume based,
Up for renegotiation on a regular basis, or some such.

Wouldn’t be shocked if the licensing fee was $400 per block or more.

Glad I got in on the ground floor.

Rich H.

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