I'm sorry it took so long to respond back. I've had good luck with Indy but I've only bought parts. I suggested a short block because you can check torques, end play, everything is open for you to see. Plus you can pick your cam, heads, intake and rocker train you want to run. Indy usually goes to the bigger shows and will have a show special. At Garlets in 2012 they had a 408 short block for $2800. Cast crank, I beam rods, Hyper pistons. 408's are not cheap. Do the research and figure out what you want. A forged bottom end is $2000. I thought it was worth the money. I would stay away from "balanced" kits. I've heard a lot of people on here talk about they aren't so balanced. A good machinest you can talk to is worth the wait. I drove 120 miles one way for mine.
