Announcing New Kirkham Billet Aluminum 427 Block

[Woodz428]

I'd have to raise issue with the comments regarding how wide spread the nikasil coating is in bike engines. I worked in the bike industry for 40 years and unless they have changed drasticly in the last few, it was only moto-cross bikes that had them. They are of course torn down after every race. All the sport bikes ran steel sleeves, as did most street bikes. I have had some of those cylinders recoated and it isn't that cheap, actually it was usually cheaper to have a steel sleeve put in. I'd hate to see the price for re-coating a V8. Moto-cross bikes are usually outdated every year as well, so there is no such thing as long term usage. I'd rather have the extra weight of steel sleeves. Just my observations.