[Barry_R]

I have the 505 inch Genesis iron block engine that was covered in the July issue of Hot Rod magazine. We bored it to 4.350 just to prove the integrity of the block. After a dozen dyno pulls it made about 680HP @ 6200RPM.

It went into a 3600+ pound Torino for the Pump Gas Drags where it drove 33 miles in Memphis rush hour traffic, and ran 10.40s on 93 octane fuel. Since then it has been driven on the streets around Detroit and raced several times - always running mid/low 10s without any problems whatsoever.

Everything about the block seems pretty decent. We tweaked the machine work (similar to what Keith does). The casting looks nice. It holds water. All the accessories and components bolted on where they belonged. Its a nice a block as any aftermarket piece I've seen - - regardless of manufacturer.