[Woodz428]

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My block has 12,000 miles on it. It's been rebuilt for reasons not attributable to the block. The only issue I know of with the Shelby block is liner movement. According to my builder, they can move axially with temperature cycling. My block was never decked until now and some liners were up or down by about .003 preventing a flat sealing surface for the heads. QUOTE]

Regardless if it was rebuilt for those issues those ARE block issues and would have likely created burning coolant,hydraulic lock or even worse. For what ever reason it was rebuilt you probably dodged a hell of a bullet. For the extra K's that was mentioned that those blocks cost, seems like the buyer is getting the shortend of the stick if they have to be corrected. I think it is relevant to the OP's question. Sounds like if the procedure you describe, with torque plates and decking, wasn't done in the original build that he may have to rebuild at 10K. If I had that kind of money in an engine and knew that IS a problem, the amount that I'd save in the long run would make a 10K teardown and re-machine( re-machine a new high dollar block???) pretty cheap. If you've never seen a hydrauliced engine, that was running some rpm's, it is ugly. I have some schrapnel in the shop I use just for illustration purposes. Rods bend like licorice, but with a much more expensive effect.