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Originally Posted by olddog
What ever happened with Dave developing a CNC program to machine a 427 FE out of a billet?
Generally speaking, other than saving a ton of money on material and labor, casting sucks compared to a piece machined from a billet. The CNC machine has reversed this in some application. Some parts are now cheaper to machine on a CNC rather than cast them.
Granted, I wouldn't have thought a 427 FE would be cheaper to make on a CNC, but Dave is a pretty sharp guy. Anyway, it sure would be higher quality.
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We are doing that right now with LS engines. Machining them from billet. The first one is done and has been shipped to a customer. FE engines? Same problem as the castings. Not enough interest to spend 6 months designing the block and developing a program for it to make it cost effective. Kirkham did it already on a vertical. That is a pretty hard way to do it. Maybe he will make more and sell them?