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wont it be simple to just pick up the phone and call 440source and ask them...

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If I was ready to buy a block... or anything else from them, I would ask them. Since I'm not I thought I'd see if anyone else knew.

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The ironic part is they do it from a Chinese computer
Gus

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Now that's funny

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So many buttheads on this site give him crap about his heads I doubt he will ever make the block.
It's really sad that he gets so much crap from the stupid flagwaivers on this board
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Im a flag waver. yes, that says FLAG.

I never bash on 440source because they are offering something for a price nobody else does. I have a problem when 2 items are equally priced, and of similar quality, someone choses to buy the foreign product.

Im a repeating satisfied 440source customer and proud of it. I certainly hope the blocks come out soon.

by the way Gus, my Dell was made in the USA.

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by the way Gus, my Dell was made in the USA.

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I really doubt that. Dell was one of the first to go offshore !!

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by the way Gus, my Dell was made in the USA.

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I really doubt that. Dell was one of the first to go offshore !!

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it says so right on the bottom. Model # PPX, Made in the USA.

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So many buttheads on this site give him crap about his heads I doubt he will ever make the block.
It's really sad that he gets so much crap from the stupid flagwaivers on this board
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by the way Gus, my Dell was made in the USA.

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I really doubt that. Dell was one of the first to go offshore !!

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it says so right on the bottom. Model # PPX, Made in the USA.

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My Foose Nitrous II's, I was told right from Foose
Wheels, they are made in the USA, but on the back
side it says MADE IN CHINA

( The China Syndrom? )

At least 440 source tells you where there made,
in china or where ever. Use them or not is your
American choice.

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My Foose Nitrous II's, I was told right from Foose
Wheels, they are made in the USA, but on the back
side it says MADE IN CHINA

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My Foose Nitrous II's, I was told right from Foose
Wheels, they are made in the USA, but on the back
side it says MADE IN CHINA

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The final product quite likely was CNC'd in USA but the casting or forging was probably done in China. Also, many wheels are produced in two pieces to yeild the desired offset so its possible the rim was done in China but the insert done in the USA.

Have you noticed all the "plain brown boxes" that new wheels are in at swapmeets, shows, etc.. All Chinese product. When they're repackaged into the Cragar box the price doubles !!

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Cragar SS's are Made in the USA by Carlise wheel...right here in SoCal.

Foose wheels are just made for him by MHT from memory (or what ever company makes them...) and done in china as metioned.

Most of the 1 piece wheels out there are china... I do know Oasis makes wheels under thier name and for a few other companies (1 piece)right here in Orange County..

Most of the 2 piece billet wheels are done locally I know of. The outers all come from mainly the same company or two..centers done by the wheel manufactures..(some outers done in china now too though) All the outers and centers I deal in are USA made

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SO are they going to make the block

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SO are they going to make the block

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Thanks Brandon, and a VERY Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Out of curiosity--what was to be the weight savings over a factory iron block?

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Thanks and same to you!

There is no weight savings over a factory block. Most factory blocks weigh about 230 lbs, while most aftermarket iron blocks weigh in the high 200's to low 300's. The extra iron is a tradeoff for the extra strength (meat) in the block.

Aluminum blocks, of course, are a different story.

And not to plug our business, but just in case anyone is in need, we stock about 30 fully machined and ready to assemble factory engine blocks at any one time. They're all 100% done in the USA on Sunnen equipment. Honed with torque plates, line honed with ARP main studs, etc, etc. They're all 400's & 440's, most with factory main caps, a few have our billet main caps already installed. They're about 1/3 the cost of an aftermarket block, and with our girdle setup, we've made over 900hp with them. And, they're ready to ship asap. They get tanked, magged and baked, so they look about as close to brand new as you can get with a factory block. Just another option out there.

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Thanks Brandon, and a VERY Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Out of curiosity--what was to be the weight savings over a factory iron block?

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Thanks and same to you!

There is no weight savings over a factory block. Most factory blocks weigh about 230 lbs, while most aftermarket iron blocks weigh in the high 200's to low 300's. The extra iron is a tradeoff for the extra strength (meat) in the block.

Aluminum blocks, of course, are a different story.

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My mistake--I assumed you were considering making an aluminum block!? No???

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i dont hear alot of bashing on AMD body panels.

whats the difference? bet a few of the big mouth 440source bashers allready have some of those panels.

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Dirt cheap labor is why companies choose to take stuff offshore. They don't do it for any other reason other than to fatten the profit margin.

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That for sure but also EPA/DEQ isn't a factor in most countries as it is in the United States.

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That for sure but also EPA/DEQ isn't a factor in most countries as it is in the United States.

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Is that a bad thing? The lack of regulation in China is turning some areas there into toxic wastelands. Their greed will end up costing big time if they don't turn things around over there.