Crank is shot, do I stroke it or not?

FredS said
Seriously 1995, have you priced out everything including machine work lately? Doing one yourself vs paying to have one done, is drastically different too.

I think part of the problem is we're all seeing different prices around the country for machine work.
I know a shop that says roughly $1,000 labor only to get me a stroker shortblock ready.

These are November 2014 prices in Houston:

$40 clean/mag block
$195 bore/hone cylinders
$125 deck block
$150 line hone
$25 cam bearings
$15 freeze plugs
$250 assemble short block

$800 sub-total

$200 balancing (not including mallory)

$1,000 total

I've checked a dozen other machine shops (pretty much all are big time CHEVY racing engine places) in the Houston area (Pearland to Tomball) and these prices are right in line with what they charge.

I'm not sure if I missed something up there for that shortblock

But a forged rotating assembly and a cam kit shouldn't be no more than $2,500 total