I am smarter than that. Starting from scratch tooling and core boxes, plus getting the casting process right takes TIME. Just because the first castings were cast 18 months ago, does NOT mean a single one of them was usable. After that run, any number of things may have needed to be changed. If that was tooling or core boxes, that is not a "shelf stock" item, nor are they cheap.
Make it like before...........so you mean with weak main webs, core shift and questionable oiling? Or do you mean with a max 4.380 bore, no provision for bigger cam, higher location, or bigger lifters. And two bolt main?.........gotcha. How many are YOU in for like that at $3500 a pop
I want a stock block Hemi (more than strong enough) to replace the beat to death pieces i have now. If they want a 2000 or more hp engine, do billet, why waste time on an inferior design, just beating a dead horse. All those getting started processes do take time, but any problems-changes should be done before the first casting, heck there's plenty of materials they can use for the first prototype instead of cast iron. Forgot to add, back in my shop class in the mid sixtys the shop teacher had signs posted around to make one think. The one I remember the most was the 5 P's, proper planing prevents poor performance. Over the years I've learned how true that is in everything.
That reply just states how little you know about what is involved in producing a cast block.
