[DeTomaso] Cleveland Block

[Sean Korb]

That's certainly Chris Lewis's informed opinion (I hope you don't mind
my speaking for you Chris).

In a sense, to get to those levels all engines are grenades.  But if
you don't keep up the same quality that you insist on for competition
into your production work... yeah.  They're going to have to work hard
to get back into our good graces.  More than a competition would
solve.  They should detune a bit and work for a reliable street model
that stays together for at least 30,000 miles.  Not everyone wants to
refresh their motor every 5,000 miles, though in racing that's pretty
darn good service life.

sean

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Thomas Tornblom <thomas at hax.se> wrote:
> Wasn't MME the one building grenades?
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> 2012-02-24 17:00, Will Kooiman skrev:
>> It looks like it might be a different block.
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>> Tod Buttermore is the other guy.  He is slowly making progress.
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>> This is a side project for him.  Don't believe any dates.  That's the way
>> these things go.
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>> But, once it is ready, it will be very nice.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
>> Behalf Of Larry - Ohio Time Corp
>> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 9:25 AM
>> To: 'DeTomaso Forum'
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Cleveland Block
>>
>> Is this the same guy we have been talking about for years?
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>> Larry - Cleveland
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>> MME to Launch Brand New 460-plus Cleveland Block in May
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>> With tooling and foundry work now in progress, McKeown Motorsport
>> Engineering (MME) will soon be reproducing the industry's first aftermarket
>> Cleveland engine blocks.
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>> Named Titus, deliveries are expected in May 2012 and the first new Cleveland
>> blocks will be available in aluminum and then in cast iron.
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>> These newly designed blocks with deck heights of 9.2-in. and 9.5-in. to
>> accommodate more than 460 cid, feature stronger webbing, splayed mains and a
>> host of other improvements.
>>
>> MME, a consistent top finisher in the annual Engine Master's Challenge, will
>> contest this year's event entering two new Titus engines in the competition.
>> Company head Mark McKeown has an accomplished record as a high-performance
>> Ford engine builder for almost 30 years. The company says they are now
>> accepting advance orders of the new block.
>>
>> For more information about McKeown Motorsport Engineering, visit
>> www.MMERacing.com.
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