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03-06-2006 06:29 PM #1
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I'm giving some serious consideration to springing the big bucks for a Dart aluminum Windsor block.....Anybody got any experience or opinions on aluminum blocks on the street?????
Less frontal weight (aluminum block and heads) should equate to more neutral handling and close to 55/45 weight distribution, and a lower CG, right??Last edited by Dave Severson; 03-06-2006 at 06:31 PM.
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03-06-2006 06:39 PM #2
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1 of my friends spent the big money and bought the 4bolt main dart aluminum 302 block.... expensive... but hasn't had anyproblems.... i believe dart puts steel shanks with threads in to eliminate the whole stripping the aluminum threadsjust because your car is faster, doesn't mean i cant outdrive you... give me a curvy mountain road and i'll beat you any day
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my big block chevy over 630+ cid the block is 110 bare and the engine is 450 of intake to pan .i have not had any thing bad to say about mine. but it take a very long time to get it up to temp
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Any long distance cruising on it yet, Pat???? When we used them years ago in the sprinters, we used an oil pan heater on them to get some temp quicker. With methanol on a cool evening, was tough to get the thing to 190!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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i have run it more that 30 miles one way and have put 60 miles on it at one time have had it for 3 years i was thinking of a pan heater but no room. i think i could run it longer but i worry about my valve springs
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Shiny motor huh ?Objects in the mirror are losing
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now that's what I'm talking.!!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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Can you say 4 2 7
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yes no painting sorry i know evey one hase seen thisi am running a jesel belt drive to
Last edited by pat mccarthy; 05-23-2006 at 03:44 PM.
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I'm going a lot less cubes and probably a hydraulic roller.....Sure would love to take that 11 mile "cruiese" down the salt at Bonneville!!!!!Originally posted by pat mccarthy
i have run it more that 30 miles one way and have put 60 miles on it at one time have had it for 3 years i was thinking of a pan heater but no room. i think i could run it longer but i worry about my valve springs
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yes that would be funOriginally posted by Dave Severson
I'm going a lot less cubes and probably a hydraulic roller.....Sure would love to take that 11 mile "cruiese" down the salt at Bonneville!!!!!
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Is that Shelby's new Genesis block????Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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It's Shelby, not sure of the Genesis partObjects in the mirror are losing
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spendy, but one heck of a nice engine!!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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Awesome, I will put 5 quarts in when the time comes. I've always used Valvoline, what viscosity would be recommended for So.Cal.?, and thanks again
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