**NEW Edelbrock Victor Series Small Block Heads**

RedB. said

The first blocks were not a finished product as far as the oiling issues. etc. I am considering a Ritter block and it seems the latest castings are pretty good compared to 3 or 4 years ago,
YR did you assemble the Ritter engine that you machined ? How were the oil passages , water passages etc. ?

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I didn’t get to machine it. I went to a shop where the guy had one. I’ve never had my hands on one before...only pictures.

Every other block Ive done, regardless of the name on the block needs the lifter bores at least checked, the deck MUST be cut, the main line finished...all of that. I wouldn’t want a block that was finished to some nominal size. If rather they leave everything on the high side so I can finish it.

I want the rods to at the very least be at the minimum, and if it’s under minimum I’m happy. That way I get to set the clearance where I want it and it have to cut the cap and rod to get it smaller. Same with the pin end. I don’t want the rod manufacturer picking what size the pin end is.