For some reason,after reading Nicks' post, I began hearing: 'The New Bitch' by ....: marilyn manson ?... ........? use your FREE Shareaza .pgm to download the music video if you're wondering ...... This is the 'X' block - that 'doesn't exist' - no one has actually seen one - and lived to remembered where they'd even saw it, ever - "Holy Grail" - "Block - 0h - Goal" - "No 'f'***in Way" - the whisperings 'X' block lore breatheren ...@ .050" lift - If it IS the real deal - > : like Unicorns and Mermaids, it's Fate is now terribly sealed: remember what happened to 'Charley the Tuna' ? It would make a Fantastic Magazine Article - as this is THE center of AMC engine 'Lore' - at very least, it should be Digitally Documented and Ultra-Sonic 'd Documented before ........ well, ........ you know..... Once word gets out, the 'Buzz' in the Forums - like the 'BULLTEAR' site,[soo-wee what an Image that conjurs Martha!] it may eventually be sold to the highest bidder - with the least credentials - he'll send it out to be *BUILT* - ......for his weekend rock crawler - "with 'The Biggest' pistons ya' ever zeen"...erRRP@!! "yEAhBaBY...... tHAts' tHe BeAST@!">,,,"we machined the PISS outa' er!...." kinda' like Caesar in old'n days, where he got to knock boots with the Brides before ..... well, you know ..... . Once it hits the machinist - it's just another 401 - right now ? it is THE ULTIMATE Turbo cylinder block - with the 3.750 cylinder walls AND Thick main webbing, but that will be overlooked by the less technical. It'll serve as a weekend mudder 'Trophy' motor - until it loses oil pressure and 'windows' the block - , see duty as a 'Shop Lamp' , being wired up & placed on a stand by the Kelvinator beer keep - where actually, it should Begin a notable Retirement unfettered right now - but life is cruel - especially when 'Bragging Rites' are involved. In a perfect world, it should be displayed in a glass case in an AMC Racing Museum! - but that will never happen. Maybe Larry Daum would buy it & keep it pristine next to that Aluminum AMC Indy V8 motor - keeper of the Flame ! OK > one chance to hear from each of you on what YOU would do with the: 'Mythical 401x Race Only Cylinder Block' - should YOU ever posess it in its' current 'unmolested' condition ! "yEHaH ........ wunn hElL of ah KeG DiSPenSir ! ShOOTs 'er BeER rIGhT oUT thuh CaM hOle@! ...cuZuh thuh Four BOLts iz WHy !@? ...juss squeezes out tha BrewSki......duHuH..! YellowRoadway Freight , yeahh.....Bow-Tie Boy .....street player .........! ''n whUZzz tha 'X's tan for HennywaY...wun mite ask..... FoReOhh wUN nex big holer- nex wun moRE forr.. ME!....plastic cuups... boring Bar...phffuh-hiCit....nevermine......;)" =Bt= milnersXcoupe "The Heretic" Anyone have any information on a 401 block with an X above the displacement casting and only a 3.750 bore. There is also 401 cast into the intake valley. It has very large water jackets and splayed main caps. It might have been an endurance engine for one of the racing sanctions with a long stroke and small bore. Thanks, Nick Alfano Alfano Performance Kenosha, WI. 53142 262-308-1302 262-942-8271 after 6pm central and weekends _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list or go to http://www.amc-list.com