i've got a xr2 block from kent,had lotts problims but kent has taken care of each & every one of them,kents a stand up guy, i got a sugestion to all you bellyackres you try desiging,haveing one cast & find someone to macheine it & see if you can get it done for the amount hes asking for his,or better yet why dont you go get a junk-a-lay & just see what you'll get,i think read somewhere henery ford went bankrupt the 1st time he tryed to stasrdt ford motor co.,theres not one of you guys thats had to do more or been as long as i have trying to get my xr2 going,but you dont see me bitching, becaus if it wasn;t for kent i'd hav to quite raceing because i =WILL not race eather brand x;s, mopar or no-par