Rob94hawk

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But who makes it? Who's holding out on us?! Check out all the pics!!

http://gearheaddaily.com/the-mayor-o...it-to-me-baby/

hrcslam

Too cool. That guy has too much money, yeah I'm jealous.

transbird95

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I love it when people dare to be different.

Paul Bell

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Looks awesome! As it's a billet block, can it be had to accept LS heads like the World Motown LS hybrid block?

Rob94hawk

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Paul GTFO of here with that LS crap!! lol

96capricemgr

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You guys act like Jeff green didn't already make 2 4.155 bore 9.125 bore Donovan aluminum blocks a decade plus ago. He sold off the second and I don't think we ever heard what happened to it after that.

Paul Bell

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It would be pretty neat, eh? I consider cooling the heads first an advantage and something GM should've done on the LS engines.

Shownomercy

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Ellwein had one in his shop for rebuild a few months back, but those things were a decade ago....the LT1 crowd doesn't remember that far back.

Someone doing a billet "LT1" in 2014 is pretty cool.

Puck

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This isn't a converted Donovan frankenstien block, this is a custom from scratch billet block.

Being billet means expensive as ****, waaayyyy more then the ~$2.5k dart block would have been. Would love to see what he spent.

96capricemgr

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I get it is a billet not a modified cast aluminum gen 1 or one of the bowtie, blocks.

My point was more that there are a handful of big bore LT1s in existence.

SoxXpupPeT

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Yeah, there just super rare. That and its really cool to see the love for the LT-1 still

Rob94hawk

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Did anyone figure out who is casting these blocks? Cause obviously someone has the specs from the GM block.

Paul Bell

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It's not a casting, it's carved by a CNC machine from a solid block of aluminum.

Almost all the block specs are the same as a Gen I small block engine with the front of the case being different to accommodate the LT1 water pump and drive gear. Any stock LT1 block would give a CNC shop the needed measurements.

So what do you guys think, $10,000.00 for one of these blocks?

Shownomercy

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Any new CNC machine will be able to accept a block, digitize it with a CMM and then recreate that over and over. No need to have a GM spec sheet.

garage_queen

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It only exists if you've got the cabbage. None of us in the "typical" owner scenario with a little extra play money could ever think about a motor like this. Kudoz to this that can and please do well with it

DUDCOUPE

If i win the lottery ill have one made and make a bazillion hp with it....

Rob94hawk

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Maybe we'll get to see the finished product. Would love to see what intake he uses and parked under what.

That_One_Person

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That's gorgeous. You really have to love the LT1 to spend that kinda dough.

SoxXpupPeT

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I just hope that we can see this engine run! That would be a sight, and sound to witness.

Purple Poncho

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With AERO 4 valve heads you could have all the unicorns under one hood. Lol