The spoon long block is a brand new 0 mile b18cR block. They are shipped direct to Spoon Sports where they are dissassembled, balanced and blueprinted. They check all the tolerances and clearances with higher standards than Honda does. The only spoon part on the block is the headgasket. Sure it costs ~$5500 but go to the dealership and ask how much they want for a new b18c5 engine. I'll tell you what, they will be asking about $5000 and it comes in pieces, not as an entire longblock. The spoon engine is not bad at all.