I a$$ume they require comparable additional prep work

That would be work not completed, unfinished gasket surfaces, dirt and swarf in blind holes, incomplete female threads, correcting alignment and tolerance errors, deck not square?
What to do about a fatal error such as bank angle is off, tappet angle off, main caps already oversize, cam centerline too low? Haven't you seen blocks with head bolts in place and visibly out of parallel?
Why does anyone tolerate this?

I'm happy that my DD can safely rely on almost all factory parts (for now).

I wish I had bought a dozen blocks when they were easy to get. Maybe it would be wise to stock up now. You never know when they will become unavailable again.

Well lets put it this way. I have never seen their value drop over the last 25 years as long as they are new. Once you machine and assemble, that is another issue.

I have a new monetary reference courtesy of this thread, a "block", as in: "We just made the spring tuition payment for the oldest of my 3 kids who's a freshman at a state university and it was 2 blocks."

Much as I hate to admit it, I'm so not the target audience for any of the new blocks at their current -- and foreseeable -- price points.

Fix It AgainTony

As I thought

It’ll be interesting to see what the block situation is in a year from now.

I’ve heard too many stories that haven’t played out for me to take any of it too seriously.

Oh you would be the wise one on that. Already squawking about.....

Sending a pm your way. Thanks

Who is in line already?

Is there any update on this? This was shared on a Mopar page via Brewers.

kind of looks like the World block , oil port at front of motor . Maybe expanded water jackets .
Well a reputable company with what appears to be a final product . Like Fast said a long time ago , price point for those who want/need them must be ok because they don't gather dust on a shelf .
Hope they can get fully over the line and into steady supply .
I for one will not go a stroker for any competition use in a stock RB block again . Glad I lucked onto a World .
Mopar racers/builders better get behind these guys .


Tex

The one in the picture is broken...Just sayin....

Yes that ear is broken. The valve cover is bent and it has no crank shaft.....just saying.

So any new relevant news regarding actual hemi block availabiity?? or did covid kill them !!

I talked to them a couple weeks ago . Late this year for wedge blocks @US$4500.00

Tex

What’s happened to KB blocks? It’s always just a couple of months away? I was assured that mopar had 150 leftover iron casting at the machine shop and a couple showed up on eBay that may have been those and then crickets. The other guys all having problems too?

no idea ?
dont KB have some hemi blocks out ,wedge not sure .
maybe with Callies there will be a actual result . I hope so .
I can only pass on what their reply to me was .

Tex

Bulldogs???

A few of those are supposed to have been received and in process of being built. PRI almost 2 years ago, we saw one and was told they would be a thing moving forward.

Indy??? New owners making any waves out there?

I know the Ritter small block stuff seems to be doing well, Other than that, it's been quiet all Summer. Unless I haven't been looking in the right places.

KB can't get a simple T-shirt order correct and then point the finger at the customer, cry about it when I posted it and asked that I take my post down "because they are trying to build a brand"! It's a small thing but told me all I needed to know and confirmed what others had said.