So I was at the local junkyard today looking for a few things for my wife's DD when I came upon another 5.7 core... this one is an '03.

Yeah, yeah I know... loose valve seats, weak rods and suspect crankshafts. It's stuck... the plugs are out so there may be some cylinder rust. But I need a block and can recover much of my investment selling off the intake, alt., a/c compressor, etc.

The heads are still as good flowing than my ported W-2's and I can always play with my die grinder and sandpaper rolls to get a bit more flow.

$200.00...

So I pulled the trigger and told them to yank it out and I'd pick it up in a week or two... no hurry.