[mgarblik]

Originally Posted by Anderson Port Development

... yes, the lowest price version would be the standard Base Pontiac version, so the extra/different machining options would increase price certainly, but these would be options that simply are not availabe yet, so they certainly would carry a price increase ...

Ok, I misunderstood. So a base block "sportsman" package might carry a lower price. Then the various options available would add to this. I think they sort-of do that now. I have no idea how much wiggle room there is to make a reasonable profit. From what I have seen the Pontiac blocks are in line with the other niche block costs. There will never be numbers to make one ready for sale in the $1500.00 zone. Unless it is cast and machined in China. Then most would rather have a 50 year old stock block, myself included. It's a tough deal when you don't sell 10,000+ units a year like a SBC or LS. When All Pontiac ran that sale on the aluminum blocks for several months, that seemed to be one heck of a deal.

[Nicks67GTO]

As hard as it is to find good blocks anymore, I think a cheaper sportsman block would be a great offering and may be necessary in the future. I thought 400s were readily available everywhere until i tried to start sourcing them for a builder who wanted 6-8 at a crack and I ran into a ton of dead ends or just plain ridiculous block prices.