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Originally Posted by ho428

Any time aftermarket blocks come up it spirals into wanting bigger and badder by a select few, which is an even smaller market.
I'd like to see easy to come by replacement blocks that are more affordable for the larger market.
Ford and Chevy as well as the aftermarket have continued making their blocks to this day while Pontiac was basically done by the mid-late 1970's yet tens if not hundreds of thousands of these Pontiac cars are still out there.
The initial market for Aluminum heads was said to be too limited, then it basically went nuts with rather than sink money into old iron heads (unless they're rare) it was a better option to go aluminum. No need to change to dished pistons to get pump gas compression either.
Now it's getting to where good Iron blocks are near impossible to find, so the guy with a broke Pontiac has his options limited. Scrounge for whatever he can find or go with 5 times the engine he needs.
Sure I'd like US made, but I'm talking 400-600 hp replacement engines here that also look more OEM, not 1000+ hp race engines.

Exactly. That should be the target. I bet 99% of the engines built are under 700hp. If an aftermarket block was released with a lifter bore brace, dry sump provisions and splayed 4 bolt mains, they would fly off the shelves if the price was right. There's no need for an IAII or all the added weight that comes with in most cases.