Another small block project starts tomorrow

The thread is flawed. The tubing is done in the early days to run roller tappets, regulating the amount of oil bleeding at the tappet. The stock oil hole is huge. Restricting the oil via the tube with a drilled oiling hole is how and why it was done.

Somewhere along the line, someone blocked the oil feed at the front of the block and added a cross over tube.

It is also suggested to open up & smooth all the oil passages.