Yeah, it's kind of strange.

They're immaculate on the inside as if they are brand new castings that have never been used, but then I've confirmed that the outside of the castings have been spraypainted which makes me think they're not new castings.

Either way, no big woop, just weird confusing.

I could see fresh red assembly lube on the valve stems when looking into the ports, but none was used on the camshaft lobes. I'm going to correct that before I eventually crank the engine -- don't want bone dry lobe to shim contact for even 1 rev, let alone 40-60 in the first few seconds.