Lets see if we can start a thread about boats

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I understand the limitations of a deep pan under a RB block. But lets ponder what he has said already. If he has a 10* drive and a 7* strut, that puts the engine at 3* angle. Does his engine really look like it's at a 3* rise? I know how tight it would be to fit that pan under the 456 B block in the B boat with those angles. I'm thinking dry sump if I go that route just to get the block to fit.

Its not just the pan. The B block is less than .200 taller than a standard BBC, but the RB is almost .500 taller than a CHEVY TRUCK!!!!! .400+ taller than a 460 Ford.
The RB is he tallest American V8. Only the 455 Olds come close, and its not dealing with a skirted block.
When you don't dry sump a RB, you're looking at one tall ass assembly to deal with and a crank a foot off the bottom of the boat.