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Will a siamese block be ok to run on the street? #2560981 10/08/18 05:15 PM 10/08/18 05:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,402 Wichita,KS B Blakcharger440 OP top fuel
Blakcharger440 OP top fuel B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,402 Wichita,KS	I am wondering if I will have overheating problems if I build a siamese block hemi and run it on the street or long highway trips? Do these types of blocks have difficulty dissipating heat due to the way they are built?

Re: Will a siamese block be ok to run on the street? [Re: Blakcharger440] #2560983 10/08/18 05:17 PM 10/08/18 05:17 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,351 Marion, South Carolina [><] an8sec70cuda I Live Here
an8sec70cuda I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,351 Marion, South Carolina [><]	No heat issues w/ Siamese bore blocks. Lots of people running them on the street. CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax

Re: Will a siamese block be ok to run on the street? [Re: Blakcharger440] #2561069 10/08/18 08:58 PM 10/08/18 08:58 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA Kern Dog Striving for excellence
Kern Dog Striving for excellence Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA	Sorta off topic but the Chevy 400 small block used siamesed bores. They used those engines in trucks and heavy cars for years.

Re: Will a siamese block be ok to run on the street? [Re: Kern Dog] #2561084 10/08/18 09:36 PM 10/08/18 09:36 PM
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madscientist master M Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 4,457 Washington	Originally Posted By Frankenduster Sorta off topic but the Chevy 400 small block used siamesed bores. They used those engines in trucks and heavy cars for years. Yup. Hundreds of thousands of miles on those blocks. Just because you think it won't make it true. Horsepower is KING. To dispute this is stupid. C. Alston

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