Hardblock?

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by carl hinkson

My rule of thumb if you have to fill the block your using the wrong block,


Cylinders change during heat cycles and and never come back to the original machined size.

Carl , I think David's point should be well taken.
You're not using the wrong block, if there is no replacement available.
The last block that I filled , did not have a replacement.
After several no. 1 qualifiers and a Nat'l record, it never dawned on me that I was using the wrong block.
Perhaps you should have qualified that statement at the outset. Just sayin' .

[James L Miller]

Mark, thank you for standing up for those of us that want to run an odd-ball (Non-Chevy) combo. I didn't see a Mopar 273 on Carl's website.

http://hinksonautomotive-cncblocks.com/products/

[Bill Bogues]

On our 267 chevy we took a 305 block and sleeved it down to 3.50. Didn't fill it and had reasonably thick cylinder walls. Still leaks 2 to 4%after 60 runs. Aftermarket block is the best way to go but we ended up with a decent block for half the price of aftermarket.

[carl hinkson]

Originally Posted by James L Miller

Mark, thank you for standing up for those of us that want to run an odd-ball (Non-Chevy) combo. I didn't see a Mopar 273 on Carl's website.

http://hinksonautomotive-cncblocks.com/products/

I have no interest in CNC machining Mopar blocks not much call over the years so its not worth tooling up for a block you might do once a year