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Old 09-23-2014, 09:31 PM
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For the ERAs, I'm not sure the 289 chassis and body is necessarily lighter than the 427, without engine. For the engine, you can build an FE pretty light these days. Mine is all aluminum and the Pond FE block weighs 125#. Correct me if I'm wrong (Brent), but I think a Dart 302 race block weights about 115#. While I love FEs, I acknowledge the 302 and 351 small blocks are probably better designs. I don't think they weigh a lot less though.
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