It's a pretty good all around crate engine.
In the future you can still add a
vortech and get yourself 450 reliable hp.
If you aren't going to go for a race block, i'd say the x crate engine is a good choice.
Rebuild labor alone for a shortblock is $1200 or so here in nj.
Bolts, gaskets, water pump and the little stuff add up on top of that.
Then add the heads/cam/timing chain, rockers, lifters and other parts.
So $3400 suddenly isn't such a bad deal.
The 12,000 mile warranty doesn't hurt either.
It's not a max power engine, but it gives you another 100 horses and your car should run factory fresh.
And don't let anyone talk you into putting a $2000 dollar rotating assembly in a stock block. No point, the block breaks before the internals anyway.