The block is baked for eight hours in a thermal oven at 700 degrees. The block is naturally cooled, then steel shot for ten minutes. This stress relieves the casting. The block is then magnafluxed and carefully inspected for flaws.
Cylinders are then bored to specification and honed.
Next the block deck surfaces are checked in reference to the crankshaft center line. The block is deburred and all bolt holes are tapped. The block then goes through a high pressure wash to clean all galley holes followed by the application of several coats of rust protectant. All new galley plugs and a full set of brass freeze plugs are installed along with a set of Clevite 77 cam bearings. The crankshaft is precision ground, oil holes are chamfered, micro polished, and rebalanced.