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They are additional and include a rear oil galley plug and cam galley insert to impede oil flow. This will ensure better low RPM oil pressure (depending on the oil pump being used).

We are not planning to bring blocks to Turlock. If you place an order there you will get the discounted cost and we will ship from KY. The sales tax will be applied based on the shipping destination.

Yes, I plan to bring a few sets with me..

Yes, I will plan to bring to bring some..

Terry and I will be attending the Turlock Swap Meet on January 27 and 28, 2024. We will have the "New Engine Kit", New 6.5 Head, New Camshaft, and New Flywheel on display. Our table will be in Building 1, Space 3, which is across the aisle from the snack bar. This building also has flush...

Can you buy just the block kit and build it yourself?

Update on Burtz Block Manufacturing May/June 2023. I went to China a few weeks ago and thought I would provide a general update on the manufacturing situation there. China only opened up to foreign visitors just recently. This is the first time I have been back since November 2019. Those of you...

No, never a legal threat in any way from any lawyer. To be clear. This is all more hyperbole from the other party.

Is there legal action? on the part of whom? I have not seen any..

As we are coming into the new year, I thought it was time for a general update on the Burtz Block and related subjects. To date, we have delivered over 650 "New Engine Kits" and hundreds of new engines have been assembled and are running without any need for additional machine work. Dennis...

Background and Update on this thread, “Where is Paul Shinn?” On August 27, Paul Shinn released a Youtube video showing his engine builder, Willie Baechler, measuring the machined surfaces of the two new engine kits that he purchased from us in early 2022. Many of the measurements were reported...

I thought it was time to do a brief update on what is going on with the Burtz Block operation. 1. The new 6.5 High Compression Heads are in the distribution warehouse in Hawthorne, CA, and are being shipped to customers via UPS flat rate. For those that want their new heads shipped with their...

Re: Where’s Paul Shinn? Yes, Paul and I are working all this out.. there is way too much drama here; I am happy to move forward and I know Paul is happy to do do as well...

Ductile or Nodular cast iron.. it is the same..

I thought it would be good/informative/useful to provide a general update on the Burtz Block project, milestones, resources, and related project activities within the building community. Milestone: To date, we have delivered over 500 "New Engine Kits" to customers in Australia, New Zealand...

In general, our parts are warranted to conform to the engineering documentation including material, dimensions, surface finishes, heat treating, balancing, and appearance.

New Engine QA and Paul Shinn's Concerns As we work through this process with Paul Shinn and his videos/block measurements etc., I wanted to share details on the block manufacturing and verification process. Factory Verification of the "New Engine" Cylinder Block The factory in China we are...

Paul Shinn, I am responsible for the QA on the manufacture of the blocks and want to address your concerns. I am asking you to publish the inspection results from Willie on this forum so they can be compared to the results from the modern shop that we will be using, and they can also be...

What was the wild unfounded claim?

Hi Paul, I am happy to refund you if that is your preference. Just a note, if a block has any kind of an issue, we need to see that for our own quality assesment. We want it back so it can be further examined. If there is a problem with a customer's block kit, we want to make it right and...