What's the appeal of an aluminum engine block?

[olddog]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Seriously, please no more online posts of the cast iron's superiority. They're just words to me. As I said, when available, post a link to the results of the FE engines that were tested all at the same time same place and the exact amount of its superiority. You can get every engine expert in the world to post here, but I want to see the proof at it relates to FE blocks. Not Chevy small blocks or 440 Mopars. I want real world data. And I want to see it.

Ok I have a soft spot in my heart for anal people who want empirical data for proof. I tend to be that way myself.

I did a google search yesterday to see if I could find that proof and failed. However I did find Chevy builders and Mopar guys saying that aluminum blocks make less power than iron blocks.

However I am surprised that you would not accept a test of identical parts in both blocks ran the same day on the same dyno at the same conditions, if the engine was anything other than an FE. Aluminum and cast iron do not care what shape they are cast into! They behave a certain way period. At this point you lost me. This is starting to sound like a real one argument. I didn't say that to PI$$ you off. I seriously want you step back and think about this. I'm not trying to make an enemy. I enjoy most of your posts. I apologize if I did this wrong.