<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>The aluminum blocks aren't a lot lighter than iron.</div><div><br></div><div>A stock 351C block is about 165lbs. A Buttermore aluminum is probably about 90lbs. I'm too lazy to research, but I bet that's about right.</div><div><br></div><div>So, you're saving about 75lbs.</div><div><br></div><div>But you're also gaining a stronger block. If you need even stronger, get a Buttermore (or Dart, SVO, etc.) iron block. They are over 200 lbs, but you shouldn't break one.</div><div><br></div><div>I agree with Jack's estimates. If you go whole hog with light parts, you can probably get a complete 351C at about 400 lbs.</div><div><br></div><div>As far as cost, you're probably looking at about $3,000 extra for an aluminum block. The aluminum block is more than that, but you don't have to purchase or machine a stock 351C block, so the net is probably around $3,000.</div><div><br></div><div>If you want an aluminum block, and you already have your 351C parts, this is a no-briner. You'll spend several of these ($$$$) to replace 351C parts with 351W parts if you go with a 351W style block.</div><div><br></div><div>Don’t forget, there are also Arrow (Australia) and MME 351C blocks.</div><div><br></div><div>And, I still have a deposit on a Buttermore block. I still plan on cashing it in once they are readily available.</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Rob Dumoulin <<a href="mailto:rob@dumoulins.net">rob@dumoulins.net</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Monday, February 17, 2014 4:08 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> PANTERA-MikeDrew <<a href="mailto:MikeLDrew@aol.com">MikeLDrew@aol.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span> DeTomaso Mail List <<a href="mailto:detomaso@poca.com">detomaso@poca.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [DeTomaso] Alu engine<br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">Money is no object........for some people. It's just a degree of what you do without, like a house.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Rob DuMoulin<br>904.476.8744<br><a href="mailto:rob@dumoulins.net" target="_blank">rob@dumoulins.net</a><div><a href="http://www.kbsi.co" target="_blank">www.kbsi.co</a></div><div><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-dumoulin/0/1b6/58" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial;font-size:small" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-dumoulin/0/1b6/58</a></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 2:14 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:MikeLDrew@aol.com" target="_blank">MikeLDrew@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><font face="arial,helvetica"><div class=""><font color="#000000" face="Geneva"><br>
In a message dated 2/17/14 5 36 9, <a href="mailto:rob@dumoulins.net" target="_blank">rob@dumoulins.net</a> writes:<br><br><br><blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#0000ff 2px solid;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:5px" type="CITE"></blockquote></font><font color="#000000" face="Geneva">Anybody care to speculate how much such a build would be from scratch and how much weight it would save over a stock block and heads?<br></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Geneva"><br><br>
>>>I would say, "lots", and "lots"!<br><br>
Mike</font><font color="#000000" face="Geneva"></font></font></blockquote></div><br></div>
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