Genesis Block

[Tony Ripepi]

Hi Guys,

Touching on a subject near the top of my wish list. There are two of the shelby AL blocks here in the BACC. One is installed in a black SPF that one of the fastest runners on the track at SEARS Point , Thunderhill etc. driven by Mike B. Mike has spent a great deal of time building his driving skills and the car stand up to anything he wants it to do. It is currently torn down to put in a lighter rotating assembly, recarb, oiling to turn at 7k RPM etc. Mike runs it on the street with the hooisers.

The other posts here as Gumball and he has the AL block installed in a CSX4000 fiberglass bodied car. Beautiful car and John is still in the midst of killing off the last of the bugs that inevitably crop up in a new Cobra. John is driving it on the street a lot and starting to get track training for some of the High Speed Driving Events ( The words you use for racing when you talk to your insurance agent).

Hopefully one or both of these guys will give some input to this thread. I see the goal of the AL, block built the right way as 289 weight and ability to turn high RPM with 427/454 (stroked) horsepower and torque. Large rotating mass torque....low residual weight over the front wheels.

Genesis ????? not heard good or bad about them but, if it is new block hopefully it has the engineering to become a factor in the market. As mentioned above ARIAS builds the Shelby block and I have heard it is an exclusive contract.

Tony R.