new blocks and heads

[machoneman]

Fiction. I also saw a thread over their (460/overbore) long ago but somebody did the math and de-bunked it. IIRC it was a tad more than 20 lbs. removed (of course it depends on how much was removed and I don't remember the overbore amount).

But, it is true that some die-hard racers also mill off a ton of cast iron from the outside of the blocks for more weight savings. Having seen the mass of these titanic blocks, a big overbore and external  machining could easily drop 50 or more pounds!     

I always thought the Genesis was about 40+ pounds heavier, but maybe it is more than that. I have never weighed one and wish I would have when I had the chance. They are definitely heavy to move around by hand! I am also unsure the exact weight of a FORD 427 block is. I have heard 210 and I think Roger Gordon (take that for what it is worth...) on the FE forum said recently that they were 195 pounds. I have a factory block... but I added billet caps and filled it with "grout/epoxy/concrete" whatever you want to call it... (I think it is actually a metallic aggregate grout). So it is heavier than stock or in-between the two.

Anyone weigh each with similar bores? I heard one time that the A460 block, that when bored from as delivered 4.390 to 4.600 ( a bunch of guys do right off the bat for 598 CI), it rduces the weight by almost 50 pounds, just out of the cylinders! Not sure if that is fact or fiction...

[BigBlockFE]

anyone seen the block aluminum from side oiler garage yet, compared to a pond any differences, I saw a bbm block next to a pond both very nice, I would rather just keep all the dollars with a usa block...

[ScotiaFE]

anyone seen the block aluminum from side oiler garage yet, compared to a pond any differences, I saw a bbm block next to a pond both very nice, I would rather just keep all the dollars with a usa block...

They look like this. Call Barry R
Good luck with your dream.

[BigBlockFE]

Cant wait, look good from the pic...

[fekbmax]

Who has the blocks from korea ?

[Bolted to Floor]

Who has the blocks from korea ?

Those are the BBM blocks.

[BigBlockFE]

I was looking at the bbm for a truck build, but with side oiler and pond usa made ill keep my money with them, the bbm block is very nice though...

[cjshaker]

The iron Sideoiler Garage block weighed 250lbs. The one I got looked very nice but had a serious casting issue with the oil port going from the pump to filter adapter. I wasn't told about it until I picked it up (wasn't real happy about that). I don't know if that's been corrected or not, so I'd get some sort of guarantee before shelling out the money for one. I also never received the screw in core plugs that were supposed to come with the block. That's fairly minor, but nonetheless, they were supposed to come with the block. I posted a thread with lots of pictures about a year ago. The block is very stout.

[BigBlockFE]

I heard they were a little ruff, seems the early runs might have some issues...