I like the concept. But there's a bit that seems to be missing there. I'll accept the machining cost posted. I can't see how he can be that cheap, but I'm in CT, and Brian's in CA. It's $450 just to internal balance the assembly here. The last block that was done to my specs was about $700 to align hone and bore/hone. Of course there was also square decking and washing/magging. But again, magazine reality and reality are not always the same. Like the garage guy who doesnt have the tools to check ebverything and has to pay to have the stroker kit checked out. It also puts no value on sonic testing and assembly. So what's missing parts wise... Block hardware, timing set, oil pump, oil pump pickup, oil pump drive, fuel pump eccentric, harmonic dampner. Those trinkets will add another $450 to the kitty. I can also say I could save another $500 or so by using a 360 core and bigger carb. So reality IMO is very subjective. If you shop wisely you dont have to skimp and get a successful result. but again, there's HUGE differences between most printed builds and what an individual can do in terms of having a running solid engine in thier car or reading about what it takes. Car Craft is glossing over a lot of reality spending.
