+1 - Toiffel..!
Chad, I'm just an outsider looking in & trying to let Maximo see the light! Like him I too have a lot of questions & wondering about the new age of motors coming out BUT I'm not trying to beat the info out of anyone with words, etc...!
I've only been in this hobby for 3-years now & it don't take a big brain to realize that most engine blocks, etc. are the same. A block is just the base & the difference is what each company dose to it/them!