That's a very nice looking block, and I guess the heads will be very sweet also.
But, as a person that has no real knowledge in engine building I have Q's that come from my ignorance.
I thought all V8's were priority main oiling? Well okay I only ever assembled three sb chevys, so weren't the sb chevys and our LT5's priority main oiling?
Doesn't our LT5 address crank windage better than that motor? I mean don't we have these passages that drain the heads directly into the oil pan sides and exit below the static oil level of even a running motor? That motor can't be designed for a real dry sump system with drain back holes? Isn't the LT5's answer to drain oil control a bit better?
How come the liners are not coated like the LT5 liners?
Isn't that block going to have the same restricted internal volume for the PCV system that our motors have?
I noticed that the crank has no wheel(?) for the crankshaft position sensor, so I guess it's going on the snout? Yea, it's a stupid Q! Is it impossible to do what our motors have in that vein? Don't all OE motors have our system?
This one is really stupid....That crank is/looks to me similar to our crank? Except our crank has knife edged counter weights, no? I know my LT-1 did from the factory. To me the drain back oil is going to hit the weights in that motor?
I really like the closed deck design!
I guess since I can't afford one of those, I have a bad case of sour grapes! Sorry!
Tom