Quote Originally Posted by gabe View Post
Yes. Plating is ~the same, but raw material is 2 1/2 times more than Aluminum. Nonetheless, while cost must remain a factor, it is never the primary factor to me. I founded Swiftech on three principles: Performance Quality & Value. This block epitomizes all three principles in my mind.
Hmm.. Thats quite a bit of an increase. I take it you had considered brass in the design stage of the block, hence you know exactly how much more it would cost?

Is there any chance Swiftech would be willing to consider switching to brass to ease the minds of the paranoid watercolers?