427 Aluminum Block Prices

[rodneym]

I think fordracing65 is confusing BBM's blocks for their heads.
The heads are making the rounds with "good numbers".

[fordracing65]

Originally Posted by rodneym

I think fordracing65 is confusing BBM's blocks for their heads.
The heads are making the rounds with "good numbers".

Blocks and heads, look at there website...yes heads make power but it was used with their blocks...

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by fordracing65

Blocks and heads, look at there website...yes heads make power but it was used with their blocks...

There's a big difference between posting something on their Web site and actually shipping - in volume. BTW, I just checked the BBM site and it shows the aluminum FE block as 'Out of Stock' - which could mean anything from 'BBM has sold everything they had' to 'BBM is still waiting to release it to the market'.

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.

[Bernica]

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?....

[Bernica]

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]

[blykins]

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.

[fordracing65]

Originally Posted by cycleguy55

There's a big difference between posting something on their Web site and actually shipping - in volume. BTW, I just checked the BBM site and it shows the aluminum FE block as 'Out of Stock' - which could mean anything from 'BBM has sold everything they had' to 'BBM is still waiting to release it to the market'.

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.

None, they have not released them yet, they have the iron blocks now, in October the aluminum will be released, as per Doug, the iron block and unported bbm heads made 666hp from Blair, which is more than any builder I have seen so they must be good, and Blair is an FE god does not hurt, he could prob make that power with junkyard stuff...anyway it looks good for the fe market...they said that power was a hydro roller also at 6500 rpm which is impressive, those numbers are solid roller stuff...