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					Originally Posted by Blue66  I call them cool guy parts in the Buick turbo world. Bragging rights   | 
	
 I'm with this guy...- Most dudes are going to tell you they want aluminum instead of iron for both the reasons you mentioned - Weight, and for the "cool factor"
But my personal opinion is that these 2 reasons mask the real rationale, which is technical ignorance, augmented by a fat checkbook...
"A fool, and his money, are soon parted" 
- Benjamin Franklin.
It's the same reason that guys are coming to you asking for a 700hp solid roller, for a car that they put 500 miles a year on, driving around to car shows and parking lot meets. 
 
Bench racing is fun, without being nearly as scary, or time consuming,  as the real thing... 
