I personally wouldn't want to do the machining on an entire block and it probably has to do with spacing and cylinder thicknesses.
For sure one sleeve can't be any kind of a problem?
It's a while since I saw the 8 sleeves and it might have been a 427 Ford block. Can't remember specifically now.
You need to remember that the word insane can't always be used with certain people.
Sometimes you need to be crazy to be brilliant? Matter of fact, aren't those words synonyms for each other?
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