I went back and looked. The price of the crank at that time was $337.00 from Jegs. I agree with your point in general terms. Like I said before if you already own a running 367 that may be a different story. At that time, even if you didn't internal balance the 367 if it needed any crank work including clean and crack check the difference in price of the short blocks is pretty minimal if built using the same parts they used building the two motors. Other situations may be different.