Originally Posted by zipper06
When i ask a few questions about the Chinese knock off, here's the answers that i got.
Zip.
The block does come with splayed steel caps. The machine work is done in China. The cam bores tend to run tight by ~ .001". The bore also checks in between 4.124" and 4.125". The decks are fairly square, but will need a clean-up cut to seal with a MLS gasket.
The Little M from Dart is available both nodular caps and billet caps.
This block is better than a Dart SHP block, for less money! It is very close to the Dart Little M (it's patterned after it...).
The block is honed 4.124 and 4.125 I would not say its better until it could be checked for blue print locations. As I have seen some substandard machine work the Chinese have put out. Quality is not one there standards!!!!!!!!!!!