Re: Article on Muscle Motors new block
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If the weight loss program is done on a megablock,how much weight is taken out?? Will the block loose any strength??? I think maybe around 30-40 pounds
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Re: Article on Muscle Motors new block
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12/26/16 11:13 PM
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... I just bought an Indy aluminum block. Close to the same money, but 200 pounds lighter!!!No brainer.... What sort of additional work was required w/ the Indy block to make it "ready to assemble", and would you be willing to give an approximate cost of what the block plus any necessary finishing work totaled? Hey Brad. the block was $4835. cnc clearance for the large stroke was $250. large bore sleeves were $100. total was about $5185.00. boring honing ect...would be the same as any block.
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Re: Article on Muscle Motors new block
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My 4.530 mega block weighs 330 pounds. The indy block weighs 130 pounds. a stock block weighs 230 pounds. Those weights are consistent with what I've heard, too. I know some Mega blocks came with thinner cylinders that couldn't be bored out as far as the best ones, and would expect their weights would vary accordingly.
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Re: Article on Muscle Motors new block
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I just weighed the Megablock I have here. it is the version with the flat face in front of the oil pump. No machining has been done yet. With caps, 4.19 rough bore, it is 292 pounds. Boring to 4.500 will reduce it by 30 pounds using a weight of .259 pounds per cubic inch for cast iron and a 7" bore length. So there is a big variance in weight of these cast iron blocks. So No where close to the 230 you thought. That's ok. That weight is much closer to a stock block weights.
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Re: Article on Muscle Motors new block
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Once it's bored, it will be 260. With a little trimming of un-needed fat, 240 - 250. And the other one was 230. So that's a 100 pound swing in weight for iron blocks. 1/2 of the savings of aluminum. I'm not advocating for any block, iron or aluminum. Just getting the info out there so we can all make informed decisions. For my stuff, weight is important. I don't think I'd use a 300+ pound block unless I was throwing a bunch of boost at it.
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Re: Article on Muscle Motors new block
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I called Eric, he will send you a build sheet, you send him $1800. 6 weeks later he said you will have it after you pay the other 1/2.
Joe
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Re: Article on Muscle Motors new block
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I called Eric, he will send you a build sheet, you send him $1800. 6 weeks later he said you will have it after you pay the other 1/2.
Joe
But has anyone received their's and started building yet?
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Re: Article on Muscle Motors new block
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Is MM going to submit a block to NHRA so it will be legal replacements for the production blocks? I think the Stock and SS guys may need these as soon as their supply of blocks runs out.
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Re: Article on Muscle Motors new block
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Hopefully they get this done soon. I heard and had pictures of it well over a year ago and it was supposed to come out soon. Was purchasing a new block, couldn't get any reliable schedule for KB, Bill Mitchells blocks were just around the corner... wonder if they are now available? Went with an Indy and even that took almost a year to arrive here...
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