Engine Masters Challenge, CHI Heads, and Cobras

[olddog]

Originally Posted by Manowar

You apparently desire a street application and the cost involved plus the weight savings are of no benefit to you. Which is totally valid. I can't "sell" you one. (Maybe not even give you one!).

Oh you can definately give me one. Gee, I would even pay $1000, but not $4500 for my purposes.

Well the block looks like it is definately much more beefy than a factory block, and I have seen pictures of 5.0 blocks pretty much split in half. I see value there. I also like the much heavier main bearing set up on this block, which is definately a Windsor weak point. If I was going to go dry sump, it would save money there, but I'm not planning on it. I was hoping you were going to tell me that there is enough room to internally ballance the crank, as externally ballanced engines give me indigestion. If I were you, I would talk up the fact that aluminum is a much more repairable metal than cast iron. No rust would be a selling point, too.

No doubt that for certain types of racing this block would be the cat's meow. However from my perspective on a Cobra build that level of money would be better spent on a FE - which is a personal opinion. More power to anyone who uses this block, as I think polished up it would be a thing of beauty.

Originally Posted by Manowar

But olddog, I've found the real reason I can't sell you our block-that GIGANTIC Roots blower in your gallery! How do you get that under your hood scoop?

Well I just tucked it back under my work bech today. I grabbed it off of a 318 detroit my brother-n-law was junking. I actually have no use for it, but I think it would make an awsome leaf blower mounted on my garden tractor.