hey everyone. my (block porn)post turned out to be a dud. i'm not here bashing as mentioned earlier. just making everyone aware. my block turned out to have over machined lifter bore's. this surfaced after fireing it up & didn't have oil to 5,6,7,&8 rockers. my receipt said bore's were sized & honed. didn't really check, my stupidity. pulled & stripped block bare. told kent i'm done with his block & want a full refund. he agreed. here are some other issue's i had, again, just thing's that should not have to be corrected by me. thrust .004 too wide on the block. bolt holes don't line up the heads. oil pump drive casting dosen't fit in the #5 bearing cap. bottom 2 holes for the timing cover need drilled deeper & retapped(only 4 threads). don't know if this would be a problem, my block started out 9.600 & was decked to 9.200(for the setup i'm currently running.) that's 400 thou cut off the deck. that's alot. i had to drill & retap all the head studs cos there was only 1/2 " of thread left in the deck. seems like alot of crap to deal with for the money. i give up. 4 1/2 months of dickin around. i have a r3 block on the way. all will be good. i'm not bsahing, cryin(like some may think), just stating facts. kent is a great guy. i give him credit for steppin up to the plate. his block is a stout peice. too bad he dropped the ball on machining part of the deal. thanks for ur time. stay safe, seeya.