also agree overboring should be kept to a minimum, however what if a typical .030 cut isn't enough to put the bores back over the crank cl??? My 318 block was barely able to have the bores corrected with a .030 cut (withing a couple of thou), and same with my 360 block....fortunately i sonic checked wall thickness and core shift to know i could safely bore beforehand. i'm assuming the lesser of two evils is to have thicker bores a few thou out of location, yes?