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Re: Iron or Aluminum?
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04/22/09 11:43 AM
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Im not familiar with 375 aluminum, but the oversize cam and raised location are doable. Some of our(in stock)iron blocks have the roller cam option.At their current location you can fit a 4.5+ stroke no problem.sorry 4.75+
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Re: Iron or Aluminum?
[Re: BIG BEAR]
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04/22/09 11:43 AM
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Does you're iron block have the 4.840BS option? Cause thats what i really need, oh with raised cam, mains priority oiling, and a 55 or 66mm cam would be nice  Also need the ability to put my 5inch stroke crank in her
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Re: Iron or Aluminum?
[Re: BIG BEAR]
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04/22/09 11:51 AM
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If you need that kind of power and that strenght why
not use our iron block, I know its heavy, but it's less than half the cost? 
I did talk to you guys at Norwalk 2 years ago and looked at your blocks you had on display, very nice stuff. But I think I would come up short on HP even with the best heads on the market with 4.80 bore center blocks and heads. With the mopar pro-stock heads 1300 - 1400 HP should not be a problem.
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Re: Iron or Aluminum?
[Re: BIG BEAR]
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04/22/09 11:57 AM
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Im not familiar with 375 aluminum, but the oversize cam and raised location are doable. Some of our(in stock)iron blocks have the roller cam option.At their current location you can fit a 4.5+ stroke no problem.sorry 4.75+
Sorry, 357-T6 
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Re: Iron or Aluminum?
[Re: BIG BEAR]
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04/22/09 12:09 PM
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the engine that Koffels just rebuilt was making that kind of horse on motor but I believe they are going to throw some juice at it.
Not to say it cant be done, but man o man 1300-1400 HP NA race gas with 4.80 bore centers. Im not sure the B1-TS heads with 4.80 BS could support those numbers. 
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Re: Iron or Aluminum?
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04/22/09 04:41 PM
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A Banana Republic near you.
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an unskirted block ala chevy with splayed main bolts would offer better oil control in the pan area 
Then they will have to make a pan and timing cover for it also ???
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Re: Iron or Aluminum?
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04/22/09 05:23 PM
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the buyer  for $1500 blocks will be buying $599 dollar cranks and $369 rods .
That's probably true. But, there are guys who sell a lot of $899 heads, $599 dollar cranks, and $369 rods.
And, after spending $$$ on having a block bored/decked/line honed for a buildup, it kinda' frosts me to think that by changing (after machining the block...  ) to better heads and roller cam, I should have stepped up to a short fill in the jackets, aluminum caps, and a girdle so I could go even farther yet.
Yeah, I'd be in the market for a good $1500 block if I were starting over.
Oh, BTW, if the OP wants to get down with the low-budget block, I'd have cared less if it had internal oil pickup (bet most guys buying the block wouldn't use it); would expect a lot of guys would like a second set of holes drilled in the bellhousing flange. How many guys run glides - quite a few.
-Bill
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