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Originally Posted by Y-Blockhead
My intentions of my original post was not to question where the Burtz Blocks are made or why Terry made them there. I was just wondering how much they would go up with the new tariffs.
I just wanted to know if I should buy one now, which I certainly can't afford right now or buy in the future, when I can afford one but may not be able to because the price has gone up too much.
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Or maybe ask Terry or John how many are stateside, not affected by the tariff scare.
I will chime in just a little about costs here stateside.
A few years ago we investigated having the Donovan "D" motor reproduced.
The minimum run of blocks, just the castings was approx $2500 each, 25-30 pcs. This did not include any machining or liners installed, just a lump of aluminum.
The billet crankshaft and rods, ~$4500 per motor.
This is way overkill for a street motor, but needed to keep ~300 hp together.
Ask Steve Serr what his 8 port cyl head will cost and that doesn't include carbs or injectors.
You cannot go wrong buying the Burtz today as opposed to the next batch.
John