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If money's not an issue and you're looking for the best you can buy what is best option (putting aside those who want Shelby block for their CSX)?
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I don't think the Pond block is worth it now with BBM and Side Oiler being a grand cheaper, Shelby is way to much, I have seen the BBM block and it looks fine plus I have seen a few built and the numbers looks fine... I tried to keep my money in the USA but at this point im will buy the best deal out there when it comes to parts, the Korean quality is there...
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BBM does not currently have an aluminum block and won't for a bit.
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Hard to sell them when you haven't released them yet...
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I heard he sold the prototypes but I did not here how many, I guess that means 1, lol
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When I was shopping back in the day, the price difference between the CSX and Pond block was about $500 plus the special head studs or whatever. I bought the CSX block because of the additional "heft" (they weigh more), different oiling pattern, and their ability to go out to 527ci, if I ever wanted to go there.
However, at $7K today and the Pond block being over $1,000 cheaper, the CSX block makes very little sense to me anymore, unless you have a CSX replica and want a CSX block for whatever reason. |
I think fordracing65 is confusing BBM's blocks for their heads.
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I'm not a BBM buyer. Every time I hear that acronym, all I can think about is Big Bowel Movement. Just can't do it. :LOL:
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To the point made by Brent Lykins - how many aluminum FE blocks has BBM shipped? How many consumers and/or engine builders have actually built engines with these blocks? As Brent is in the business and is on record as saying BBM has not yet released these blocks, I'd be inclined to believe him. |
Well, I guess there is always the Kirkham's billet FE block, if they ever actually released it. I remember seeing pics a while back of them making one. Curious how they progressed and if / how they performed?....
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Here are the videos from David Kirkham of his billet FE block (3 part series).
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KLNJ8d8Vqc[/ame] [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbHRInu7Z5U[/ame] [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c28JCPGGRIE[/ame] |
Doug (owner of BBM) was on the FE forum last week talking about their order priority on new releases....
They have an early model Hemi block that had to be released first, then they are going to release the aluminum block and a new Tunnel Wedge intake. There may have been a prototype aluminum block, but they have not released any for sale. |
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