Re: It's been 2 years since aftermarket Mopar blocks available
[Re: madscientist]
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There's gotta be some one/company/entity keeping more Mopar aftermarket blocks from being produced. There's a demand for a product. Is it the lack of interest,cost of manufacturing, design limitations, what...? No there isn't enough interest in this stuff. Fiat knows that and they are killing off 90% of the performance line. Just go back and read the threads from this year alone....cross bolting noncrossbolt blocks, caps, girdles blah blah blah. Chrysler guys almost NEVER spend money on blocks. I can say why but I won't. I've been on the aftermarket block deal for DECADES now. I usually don't say much about it anymore. I just gave up. Much like telling guys they SHOULD dyno their engines EVERY time. Always. Just so you know where you are at. Then I get called a crook and am told I just need to pay for my dyno. I don't see any change in the future, unless it's for the worse. Pretty sad. I believe Fiat's goal is to push the Gen3 stuff & leave the rest in the scrap bin.
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Re: It's been 2 years since aftermarket Mopar blocks available
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09/16/15 02:47 PM
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They aren't really supportin genIII either, no siamese bores, not even 6.1 blocks, no factory codeing being released for computers, no more drag pak intakes and when they did have em it was $1000 for a cast AL intake with no water passages to worry about I mean how simple of an intake can you make? then a computer and harness for retrofits from mopar is like $5000 or something stupid, eagle heads were about $200 each 4 short years ago now they are $1000+
On the surface you would think they want us to go gen III but the reality is they don't even care about that. Self driving cars will be all the rage in 10 years for "conveniance" then your car with a driver will be outlawed because they are "too dangerous" they will offer us another cash for clunkers for our 71 hemi cudas and that will be that. Of course then speed limits can go away as the computer can react better than us, driverless cars don't need a stop sighn as they can tell each other when they are around the corner and all the yuppies can yak on the phone, text and play with their tablet while they drive, of course then you don't need to even be in the car just send it to McDonalds and they can put the order in the drivers window and the car will bring it back to you.
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Re: It's been 2 years since aftermarket Mopar blocks available
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09/16/15 03:16 PM
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They aren't really supportin genIII either, no siamese bores, not even 6.1 blocks, no factory codeing being released for computers, no more drag pak intakes and when they did have em it was $1000 for a cast AL intake with no water passages to worry about I mean how simple of an intake can you make? then a computer and harness for retrofits from mopar is like $5000 or something stupid, eagle heads were about $200 each 4 short years ago now they are $1000+
On the surface you would think they want us to go gen III but the reality is they don't even care about that. Self driving cars will be all the rage in 10 years for "conveniance" then your car with a driver will be outlawed because they are "too dangerous" they will offer us another cash for clunkers for our 71 hemi cudas and that will be that. Of course then speed limits can go away as the computer can react better than us, driverless cars don't need a stop sighn as they can tell each other when they are around the corner and all the yuppies can yak on the phone, text and play with their tablet while they drive, of course then you don't need to even be in the car just send it to McDonalds and they can put the order in the drivers window and the car will bring it back to you. I hear ya ... sell us what we "need",but not what we want. Them: "trust us, we know what's best for the consumer"
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Re: It's been 2 years since aftermarket Mopar blocks available
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09/16/15 03:29 PM
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Mopar gave this block away at Indy a few weeks ago.
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Re: It's been 2 years since aftermarket Mopar blocks available
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The whole performance thing is basically going out the window.. drag racing is old history.. sponsors dont want to fund this stuff anymore... so why should the auto companies...hot rod dave.. you give the industry a bit more credit than they deserve.. most people like to drive.. I worked on driverless cars 15 years ago and we ran then on the test track for a couple of years but it flopped out but we used in the concrete sensor wire.. now days its all gps
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Re: It's been 2 years since aftermarket Mopar blocks available
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Thought I seen that at the display on vendor row....what was the story on the give away? Probably the last one in the warehouse and they said get rid of it...either trash it or something.. I seen so MUCH stuff get trashed when I was working at CTC that people would FREAK out.. I know I did for a few years.. I grabbed a bunch of the JUNK
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Re: It's been 2 years since aftermarket Mopar blocks available
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Thought I seen that at the display on vendor row....what was the story on the give away? I don't know much about it. I don't know if that was an old block that was squirreled away or what? I think there was some dinner or something at the Mopar tent and they gave it away. I wish I would have went to Indy this year.
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Re: It's been 2 years since aftermarket Mopar blocks available
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Thought I seen that at the displdang itvendor row....what was the story on the give away? I don't know much about it. I don't know if that was an old block that was squirreled away or what? I think there was some dinner or something at the Mopar tent and they gave it away. I wish I would have went to Indy this year. LOL.....I was there but never took time to visit the display.....dangit!
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Re: It's been 2 years since aftermarket Mopar blocks available
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The economy is going to boom in about a year. In the Detroit area the economy is doing well.. house sale, home building, prices on homes are going up... but dont expect that drag racing will come back... its history... it will slowly go by the way side... I wish it wouldnt but thats what I see coming
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Re: It's been 2 years since aftermarket Mopar blocks available
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MrP there was no facebook, tablets and cell phones 15 years ago now every one can't seem to drive without being glued to one, I think 3 out of 4 people would just as soon have a i-pad to look at instead of the road.
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Re: It's been 2 years since aftermarket Mopar blocks available
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MrP there was no facebook, tablets and cell phones 15 years ago now every one can't seem to drive without being glued to one, I think 3 out of 4 people would just as soon have a i-pad to look at instead of the road. I know I'm a odd ball.. I do have a smart phone but I dont use it on the road... it has voice mail so can pick it up when I want... and thats not when driving.. people just need to learn to drive and leave the BS along till you can pick it up... we by law here cant use the phone/text while driving... but they do need to get more strict on it.... there is nothing so important that I have to answer right then...I might look to see if its the wife with a 911.. but thats never happened EDIT I dont do facebook... people give out WAY TO MUCH info
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Re: It's been 2 years since aftermarket Mopar blocks available
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I meant Chrysler royalties. They still exist and transfer to Fiat. I agree that they have absolutely no cares in the world for us. If the original casting molds meant nothing to Fiat, though I would think that they'd jump at the chance to sell them. They know what they're worth as long as people are around that treasure the cars of that era.
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