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Old Jun 22, 2003 | 11:06 PM
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If money walls falling off of trees this might be cool.
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Old Jun 22, 2003 | 11:20 PM
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:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
I NEED one of those!!
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Old Jun 22, 2003 | 11:34 PM
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you can get whole LS1 for that price :eek:
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Old Jun 22, 2003 | 11:37 PM
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If money walls falling off of trees this might be cool.
Just think of the possbilities of blowing loads of dough on this this thing. Aluminum block=aluminum heads=aluminum rods=aluminum everything.

Yep... money will have to be falling off trees. :cheers:
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Old Jun 23, 2003 | 01:03 AM
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I don't understand why aluminum heads and blocks are so expensive. The material may be a little more expensive than cast iron, but the machining is cheaper. The companies just know they can rape us so they do.
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Old Jun 23, 2003 | 01:07 AM
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:iagree:
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Old Jun 23, 2003 | 06:34 AM
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That is a non-water jacket block. Can only be used for drag racing where it won't be run for more than 1-2 minutes at a time.
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Old Jun 23, 2003 | 07:18 AM
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It's also a "tall deck" block.... which means most of the aftermarket stuff (the stuff we love) will not fit. IMOP.... not worth messing with. Besides being expensive, it has limited use.
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notice he dosnt say anything about the condition it's in, sure does look shiney though dosnt it?

Thats one of the biggest scams in racing: after the big dogs have ran something a few times and run it into the dirt, they'll try to sell it to the little dogs to get a little money back. people actually go for it too.
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Only 96 lbs :cool: :cool: :cool:
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