Just picked up another VE from Soshin @ Southgate in Cali. $795 + shipping, clean motor. 7/97 on the water neck. Ask for Efrain, real good guy. I asked him to email pics underneath the valve cover and the serial # of the block I was getting before I purchased it. You see what you are getting before you buy it. Got my 10:1 DE from him 2 years ago for $375 & it runs very strong, also very clean. Contact him at 1-800-543-2476 or at [email]efrain@soshinusa.com[/email]. He still has some VEs left so they may be some early ones to pick from.