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Originally Posted by ERA Chas
Now just a bit more opinion that you didn't ask for:
The three builders you're dealing with are excellent-take your pick. However a Pond block and EFI ($$$ by itself) are very expensive for just 500HP. All three can build 150 MORE horsepower with just those parts even without race-quality internals. Just saying it's not a good value unless you want large displacement and then the modest power is a poor result. All three can build an iron block 445 that makes 500HP (on 5 cylinders probably) for a fraction of the price of the parts you're contemplating.
It's your money-do as you like. Just thought you might not be aware of cost vs output. The 'romance' of those parts might cost you needlessly.
Your choices for the chassis and running gear were very well considered and spent by contrast.
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Chas is right. For the exact same money, 600-650 HP would be reasonably easy. If all you want is 450-500 HP, then you could save thousands by buying used iron block.