340 Rebuild "Musts"

Since I can't quote like you do I'll just add this.

Never seen a square block yet. Don't matter what the HP is.

How do you set the clearance if you don't hit the mains. I've not seen many blocks that don't need a line hone.

You have to grind the crank and set clearances any way. Why not get max crush? Or you can grind it to the high side and Dick with bearings and open up the bores.

The cost of bushing the lifter bores is so small (I do it for $125.00 plus the tube) that it's STUPID not to do it. The oil timing on chryslers is jacked up, so why not help it out?

I've gone to 5/16 lots of times. Depends on the application but we are picking the fly poop out of the pepper over .028. Really?

Where I get cams they are the SAME price as most off the shelf cams. A custom cam will idle better, make more power and be better overall. We haven't learned this yet? Not everything needs to come from summit or jegs.

I don't run under .525 lift unless I absolutely have to, like stock rockers. And, if you ain't running stock rockers, you SHOULD be correcting geometry.

Sounds simple to me.