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only problem I see with the high dolar cast blocks is you can loose them with a broken rod bolt or something. no way to repair them. by the time everything is said and done it will be close to 5k



At one time ryan was going to do my engine with a 48* r3 with the 4.250 bore+/- and the 4.250 stroke, then i found that the r3 block needed extencive work/money.So i took the 59* x block to finish my 449.....We need to see someone build an engine from a to z around this block,so we can have an idea of how much coin is going to need...