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Originally Posted by RodKnock
Ed, I was just arguing with Patrick about whether it was like the mag wheel situation, where there were a lot of talkers or folks, like Barry R for example, had actually put money down. Barry has his cash down.
I didn't say that there were no FE blocks available, Brent and Barry, professional engine builders said that there weren't any available. Not me. Them. And no one is complaining. Certainly I'm not. My Shelby block is now rare and desirable.
More blocks are being made. Orders are in and whether it costs $500K now to start from scratch (or not), honestly, I really don't care. I have my Shelby block.
I do feel bad about those folks building cars and needing FE engine blocks.
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Didn't mean to woof on you RodKnock and as I reread my post portions sounded that way, so if you read it the same I owe you an apology.
That said the challenge in initially bringing a block to market is non-trivial both financially and engineering-wise. Re-orders can be equally challenging if the original price point didn't provide enough margin to properly float the business boat between manufacturing cycles.
With limited market demand and high cost of goods in the build cycle, a steady production supply can become a financial burden. I would not be surprised to see the number of suppliers dwindle down to just two and block pricing begin to escalate in the future.
Ed