Just to give a fact....my buddy paid upfront and waited 1.5 years for his aluminum 10.7 deck Chevy block.... It's not just KB or because its a MOPAR. The problem is once you order something like that you'll want this option and that option and you'll be waiting too. Not to many blocks in stock with all the right stuff your looking for so you go on the waiting list.
Uh just curious, 1. If it's just a standard 10.720 deck hieght RB, with a raised cam option or not, it's nothing special. Push rod oiling, nothing special, clearance for long stroke, nothing special. It shouldn't take over 3 months to complete especially if they are asking you for 1/2 or all of the money. People who have ordered them here, know. People who have tried to order them, know. People who are waiting right now, know. Anyone ordering a GM style block like this, know.
add in external oil pump, .904 keyed lifters, 60mm raised cam water block and so on,and they don't have any castings in that configuration. You have to wait on a casting date, they all take long is my only point. Add to that their professional customers. Timing could be everything. Again my only point is I have seen long lead times with brand x stuff too.
