Yep, we have all seen that before.
Just my opinion, but I would go with the block that seems to be working (L&M?) or whatever JPC is using--because why spend all of that money on a nice build only to be unsure about its foundation, the block.
I believe the experts that say its the tune for alot of these failures, but I also believe that the block itself does have a weak spot--and thats it--and if the horsepower is high enough it will fail even with a good tune.