[DeTomaso] World's first aftermarket Cleveland engine in production

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Your link said 404 lbs for a built AL. Block engine, Ford says 550 lbs for
a stock cleveland. I rounded it off to 140 lbs in weight savings.
If you add more money, it doesn't change the power/weight ratio.
Just makes it cost even more and gives your that much more money to add HP
to a standard iron build.
Of course the lighter car will handle better and be easier on tires, etc.
This why Colin Chapman won races, lightweight cars.
I guess the point That I was making was, unless you are super serious and
racing, there are better ways to spend money to get a bigger bang for your
money by simply getting more hp instead of lower weight.

Michael Shortt
On Jul 2, 2013 5:41 PM, "Daniel C Jones" <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> > So, give or take about 140 lbs less weight.
> > Assuming a 3100 wet weight with 500 hp, that equals 6.2 lbs per hp vs
> 5.92 lbs per hp for $4,000.
>
> I don't follow your math.  $4000 is for the bare block which gets you a
> weight savings of 50 to 60 lbs.  You need figure in the cost of all the
> other stuff for the 140 lbs weight savings.  Also, you'll need to add the
> cost of final block machining.  IIRC, MME was well over $1000 for the block
> machining.
>
> Dan Jones
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