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Terry,
By your own admision your friend has $30K in his engine using SOME of the best parts.
What would that engine cost if it only had NOTHING but the best parts?

Some shops charge more for their time, skills, dyno times, and engineering. Can it be done for less? Probably.

Somehow as expensive as a $40,000 engine is I don't believe it is theft, rip off or anything of the sort. Just an expensive engine at a very expensive facility.

Who are we to tell Dwayne, he could have saved a few bucks and could have gotten something less expensive.

I have never heard anything bad about that shop. If they have three dynos, and a chassis dyno all under one roof, it is probably not your average shade tree mechanic.

I think we are being very harsh on someone for having an engine built for $40K, and in the process making the shop who built this engine look like they ripped someone off.