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Engine block choice of FI
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Engine block choice of FI Here are the choices: Stock block honed, 6.0L Iron block, or C5-R Block? All three block will use a 4" forged crank and billet main caps. The FI will be a F1R with water-to-air IC. The purpose is mostly street, some drag strip, some road course. I figure +800whp on pump gas and +1000whp on the strip. Which block would you use and why.
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Originally Posted by Moparnos
c5 r all the way
whats the price on the c5 r blocks lasttime i looked before i got mti 6.0 block they where like 4500 bucks for just the block?? you could have a nice fully built 408 shortblock for that price!
Originally Posted by SINISTER
whats the price on the c5 r blocks lasttime i looked before i got mti 6.0 block they where like 4500 bucks for just the block?? you could have a nice fully built 408 shortblock for that price!
And thats if you can get one............
Why in the hellwould you want a C5R blockwhen people are uning 6's on Iron blocks.
I hope you really have alotof $$ toplay with because it takes alot to get 800hp for the street...... and then after that i hope you dont expect it to live for a real long time......... i mean a long time like a stock motor.....
The priceofthe C5R block alone can have you one badass Iron block that WILL take all the abuse you can throw at it.....
Good luck..
Kyle
I would take the advise of other people that have actually made that kind of power...there is a lot of good information on these boards, but there is also a lot of 1000rwhp pipe dreamers.
Talk to a few shops that have hit the number and see what they say...
Talk to a few shops that have hit the number and see what they say...
yeah, I mean I am going to be happy getting 700rwhp out of a iron block forged internal 408. forced with a D1SC on pump gas. still I vote for the iron block. I may be bias b/c I got one going in. but it is more practical unless you have a blank check to get what ever you want with.