Never said I only had 2000 dollars just said I like to keep it a bottom dollar. Kind of a penny pincher. I have 6500 top dollar mark. Don't want to spend no where near that much. That is crazy when you can buy a crate at that price. But crates take the fun out of the build. People who buy crate motors have no idea what is actually in the motor unless they pull it apart. Now back to the block. I did leave out decking. 0 decked. 9.5:1 compression ratio. Is what I was looking for. By pump gas I mean premium.