Too add to the fire, we have about 3 million dollars in CNC equipment, almost all American made, but in 1998 we bought a Hyundai 10" CNC lathe, i didn't want it, i wanted a Brigeport(american made), but i have to,admit it's been one of the best pieces of equipment that we have. It always performs with very little down time.
Now back to the original question, of the Chinese sm/blk chevy, and Hink's original question, he would like to probe the blk. I would buy one and let him probe it, if he would fix any problems it has. i would drop ship it too him and pay the shipping back too me once the problems are fixed on his dollar. The ball is now in your court, Carl.

Zip.

I would surely probe the block out for nothing but if it needed all the lifter bores bushed back to standard that costs 450 dollars and if the cam tunnel is off that runs 300 dollars to square the cam tunnel up and the decks ETC.

And why sould that cost me money?? Its nothing I machined in the first place and if I did that for you I would have everyone sending me blocks for free machine work.

Nice try!!!!

Carl i was just being funny, i'm not going to buy one of those blks. i too forsee all the possible problems that could exist with that blk. and i know no one can or should work for free, it could turn into another $1000.00 just to fix the thing, by that time i could have bought a Dart Little M, which i already have one.

Zip.

If its like some of the chinese stuff I have seen like the cat stuff they are junk.