Ritter disaster
Don’t sugar coat it!!
I think instead of saying “as much as”....... it should be “at least” 5K.
Ha ha, well I like sugar in my coooooool aid! 5900.00 is what we get for a Ritter block that has been on a CNC and had everything checked and corrected, including: lifter bore bushings, roller cam bearings, line hone with thrust issue fixed, decked, bored and honed with TQ plate (4 bolt or 6 bolt), rear main cap corrected, drain backs added, Front of block drilled for std. timing cover, and they take a special square rear main seal....so it's not for the faint of heart. I personally am building a Gen 3 hemi for my duster right now just because it's an easy 700+HP with no real tricks...and I can move up on power if I want to (NOS would be easiest/cheapest) without changing anything (once I get my Protrans 904). Most good small blocks will take 650HP without too much trouble.
Russ at Indy told me the reason they have aluminum AMC blocks is that a bunch of wealthy AMC racers paid for the tooling so they could have that block. Maybe we could get a bunch of SB Mopar guys interested enough to do the same thing...they must outnumber the AMC guys 1000 to 1! Just a thought...would be cool to have an aluminum block option, 4.125-4.200 bore and 340 or 360 mains, and 59 or 48° options. So for 7K you'd have a better block than the Ritter, and at least 125lbs. lighter! That's only 1100.00 more than the Ritter...and if it's done right, should hold around 1500HP or more.
It's a pipe dream for sure...what can I say, I just got back from vacation at the Beach!!
