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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 01:00 PM
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That looks sweet...

Quick question...and I'll be satisfied with the short answer, but what is the difference between a short block and a long block? Thanks...
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by bluestreak63
That looks sweet...

Quick question...and I'll be satisfied with the short answer, but what is the difference between a short block and a long block? Thanks...
It's just terminology for the level of assembly

Short block: Block, crank, rods, pistons, sometimes cam and covers
Long block: Short block + heads, and valvetrain
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by DanielZ06
That was the answer I was more or less looking for.
So you must have a stock motor Corvette since more power means nothing, right?

Call me crazy, but I'd like to know what a product's limits are before buying. Especially if I'm going to drop over $7,000.00 on said product.
Daniel We can understand were you are coming from. No my motor is not stock, an LS6 ( actully an 03 LS1 with PP LS6 heads and small cam ) with about or last time we dynoed ~400 rwhp & ~405 rwtq.That was over a year ago. It has been kept updated and tuned since then.

However, I have also drving bone stock Z06s with stock LS6s and out handled a high 550 HP vet and 600 HP Viper.


If I would guess, mid 500s min SAE corrected, depending on the parts you put in.
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Originally Posted by Katech
It's just terminology for the level of assembly

Short block: Block, crank, rods, pistons, sometimes cam and covers
Long block: Short block + heads, and valvetrain
Thanks for the explanation... When I first heard those terms, I envisioned a short block being a V8 and a long block being a V10/V12...

By the way, that setup is a piece of art. It would be cool to just have it on display in the garage...
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