[DeTomaso] Stock 4V Heads vs alloy

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/11/10 12:01:03 PM, lashdeep at yahoo.com writes:

> 70lbs is a lot of weight too. I may end up keeping the stock engine 
> intact and building a new stroker separately.
> 

Alloy cylinder heads, a lightweight alloy intake, aluminum water pump, a 
gear-drive mini-starter and a good set of semi-equal-length headers (not 180s, 
though)   drops nearly 100 lbs from a stock 351C. And the components listed 
all work better than stock- most with longer lives. I have all that stuff 
loaded into a 351-C in an engine I built in 1992, to which I show little 
mercy. It still gives enough power to scare me and 19 mpg going to Las Vegas, on 
92-octane weed-killer. Have fun- J Deryke