Everyone is entitled to an opinion.
Maybe in some corner of the universe a collector would rather shell out big bucks for a 'WW' block with the wrong serial number on it, but we haven't run into many that think that way.
Instead, we've found (over the past 40 years in Pontiac-land), that the most acceptable replacement for a missing original engine block is a verifiable Service Replacement block.
I've never had anyone question a Service Replacement block further than "Why is there a SR block?"
The explanation is direct and simple:
1) The engine got killed.
2) The car got a new SR block.
3) Life went on.
That's probably why a SR block will command just about the same money as a real RAIV block that is not correct for the car.
That's our experience, but we've only sold around two dozen different SR blocks for various applications over the years with ZERO issues.
389, std 400 RAI, RAII, RAIII, RAIV, 455, 455HO & SD455.
I might have to take the time to make a list......
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