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Guys thanks,

My intention is not to have to reinvent the wheel by changing everything, with that I mean a windsor conversion means everything but the motor mounts and bell housing gets scrapped and then everything becomes windsor. So with that if I can find a XE Nascar block thats beefier, thats the simplest. Of coarse the next step would be improving oiling but thats not impossible.

I realize all of the technical info on expansion rates and compensation in valve train components, but those days are gone for me... I had my share of aluminum rods .....and oh just one more run and one more sunday.... thats when the rods length made it to the valve cover !! LOL Durability is what I need, want to run this on the track at club events and not have it come apart. This can be accomplished, I have done this before.

Maybe I like the punishment of searching for some thing I cannot find an XE nascar block ??? LOL

Money ? I wont say its a bottomless pit, but if I had to buy a DART block and build it up from there wouldnt the cost far exceed looking for an XE nascar block ? Or is the DART windsor that much better then a XE nascar block.

Ok one last question. I found a guy in the UK, he posted for sale a aluminum 351c engine, George if I pulled the email could you look this over for me ??? he wants a lot of money but, if I liquidate what I got and think of how much I will spend on the new engine, I might end up close ??

Ron