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Originally Posted by HWYSTR455
Spring locators are a must, especially on aluminum heads, surprised they don't all come with them already installed.
I like the fact that there is a new kid on the block, maybe this will further pressure Edelbrock etc to make pricing more competitive. Still blows me away at the pricing disparity. Gouging is the only plausible comment on how pricing is set.
A bare chebbie SpeedMaster head is $280, $600 for an E-head. $730 for a Pontiac, and that's since the price drop. Let's hope they drop them more.
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Not disagreeing at all, just want to point out that "Made in America" costs more. Not a comment on quality or anything other than the fact it simply costs more to manufacture the very same product in this country as it would to make it in China. Of course, I'm not telling you anything you don't know, but there's no way E heads will ever be as cheap as Speedmasters as long as they're made where they are, and Chebby Es will always be cheaper than Pontiacs simply because of demand and market size.
Related to the OP: Thanks for sharing the results of your build. I think it's very helpful and cool to have this kind of information shared to the community and I hope that more people will share the results of their builds no matter what components were used or what the results were.