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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 08:21 PM
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any idea why no one ever designed and marketed one for the small block Chevy? Modern cars use thema lot. Light weight, should be easy to make, good resistance to heat, etc. Any reasons it would not work?
Or maybe somebody did do this, but I have never seen it.
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They do actually:
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I heard AFR was working on one too, but I cant confirm that.
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This is the sexiest use of composites I've seen.

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This is the sexiest use of composites I've seen.
Beautiful !
But certainly very expensive !
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