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Indy aluminum blocks #2541515
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How much power you all pushing through these blocks?

Re: Indy aluminum blocks [Re: racerx] #2541520
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I'm building a 605 with an Indy block now. Planning on 1,000 hp N/A. The blocks can handle way much more than that.


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Re: Indy aluminum blocks [Re: racerx] #2541521
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Indy says the water blocks are good to 1500. I think Bob,the guy with the Procharged 69 Dart broke an early one but he was at 1800+ hp on alcohol.

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Really didn't what to do a aluminum block but there aren't a lot of choices there, but curios what type of power people were putting though them. Thought I read that Indy were going to start producing cast iron blocks in the next couple years hope there some truth to this shruggy

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Originally Posted By fbs63
Indy says the water blocks are good to 1500. I think Bob,the guy with the Procharged 69 Dart broke an early one but he was at 1800+ hp on alcohol.

That's a lot I know of a ford fellow racer that runs a dart block with a turbo that run 1500 hp but he has concreted the block O-ring the heads/block , thought that was a bit much but.

Re: Indy aluminum blocks [Re: racerx] #2541543
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[quote=racerx]Really didn't what to do a aluminum block but there aren't a lot of choices there, but curios what type of power people were putting though them. Thought I read that Indy were going to start producing cast iron blocks in the next couple years hope there some truth to this shruggy [/quote




First off unless your class requires it why in heck whould you pick cast iron over aluminum. That’s like picking lead over helium


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Re: Indy aluminum blocks [Re: pittsburghracer] #2541670
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Originally Posted By pittsburghracer
[quote=racerx]Really didn't what to do a aluminum block but there aren't a lot of choices there, but curios what type of power people were putting though them. Thought I read that Indy were going to start producing cast iron blocks in the next couple years hope there some truth to this shruggy [/quote




First off unless your class requires it why in heck whould you pick cast iron over aluminum. That’s like picking lead over helium

It's not a class car , round here it's a run what you brung type thing and I prefer to do a cast type block over aluminum . You have a KB block you willing to part with it? work

Re: Indy aluminum blocks [Re: racerx] #2541706
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I know a well funded west coast Ford SB heads up 10.5 outlaw racer that went faster with a Dart cast iron filled block than they did with a filled Fontana aluminum block on NOS and with both super chargers and turbos work
The rings sealed up way better and held the vacuum a lot better with the iron block than it did with the aluminum block towing it every where except for the burn out and the run work
They where able to keep the weight the same as well as the weight on the front and back tires up
Test, test and test some more, if you want to go faster than every one else in your class wrench shruggy


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Re: Indy aluminum blocks [Re: racerx] #2541710
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Originally Posted By racerx
Originally Posted By pittsburghracer
[quote=racerx]Really didn't what to do a aluminum block but there aren't a lot of choices there, but curios what type of power people were putting though them. Thought I read that Indy were going to start producing cast iron blocks in the next couple years hope there some truth to this shruggy [/quote




First off unless your class requires it why in heck whould you pick cast iron over aluminum. That’s like picking lead over helium

It's not a class car , round here it's a run what you brung type thing and I prefer to do a cast type block over aluminum . You have a KB block you willing to part with it? work




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Re: Indy aluminum blocks [Re: pittsburghracer] #2541712
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I see that Brodix is offering cast iron Chevy and Ford blocks for drag racing now work shruggy


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Re: Indy aluminum blocks [Re: racerx] #2541855
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I'm running an Indy block.
Just a home built car. Runs 4.80's at 150+ in the 1/8. Indy -1 heads

Re: Indy aluminum blocks [Re: FastmOp] #2541878
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Is this with a power adder or NA ?If so how was ring seal?

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Single turbo. Seals fine at 7500

Re: Indy aluminum blocks [Re: FastmOp] #2541994
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Not sure where you might have read it but I highly doubt Indy will be making IRON blocks anytime soon if ever. He made them years ago and his quote to me was. Making iron blocks is the easy part, making MONEY with them is almost impossible. Todd

Re: Indy aluminum blocks [Re: racerx] #2542469
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Casting Iron blocks is the easy part. Getting someone to machine them is a whole other issue. They are hard on equipment and that's where the costs lie after the core boxes are done.


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Re: Indy aluminum blocks [Re: racerx] #2542578
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How far off are we from getting Keith Black blocks off the shelf? I e-mailed a couple of there suppliers about a low deck block but never heard back...would it not be the best block for a say a 1500hp build currently?


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More KBs are about 12 to 15 weeks out.The lowdeck will not be available for the future although that could change with PROVEN demand. It is true that several lowdecks were made for some of the back ordered pieces, but these were a total nightmare,and insane to produce from a cost standpoint.
I have the first wedge that I have done from soup to nuts ready to put some fire in the hole in the next day or so. I will say SO far I have been pretty happy with the way it went together. NOt a total fire breather but motor should make around 880 to 900. We shall see and I will let you guys know what I find.
Todd

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Originally Posted By sasquatch
More KBs are about 12 to 15 weeks out.The lowdeck will not be available for the future although that could change with PROVEN demand. It is true that several lowdecks were made for some of the back ordered pieces, but these were a total nightmare,and insane to produce from a cost standpoint.
I have the first wedge that I have done from soup to nuts ready to put some fire in the hole in the next day or so. I will say SO far I have been pretty happy with the way it went together. NOt a total fire breather but motor should make around 880 to 900. We shall see and I will let you guys know what I find.
Todd

that would be good to see/hear Todd

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Re: Indy aluminum blocks [Re: sasquatch] #2542689
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Originally Posted By sasquatch
More KBs are about 12 to 15 weeks out.The lowdeck will not be available for the future although that could change with PROVEN demand. It is true that several lowdecks were made for some of the back ordered pieces, but these were a total nightmare,and insane to produce from a cost standpoint.
I have the first wedge that I have done from soup to nuts ready to put some fire in the hole in the next day or so. I will say SO far I have been pretty happy with the way it went together. NOt a total fire breather but motor should make around 880 to 900. We shall see and I will let you guys know what I find.
Todd


Thanks for the info... post the RB build if you don’t mind.


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Re: Indy aluminum blocks [Re: racerx] #2542716
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