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Old Oct 29, 2003 | 03:25 PM
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The 6.0 liter Iron Block or the aluminum,a friend of mine wants a 427 blower motor for his Zoh,which company would you recommend,which has the best customer support etc...Thanks
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I'd say iron, but there a PLENTY of arguments against that.
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With that kind of power go iron, more weight, more strength.
Raw power = screw weight.
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I have a 6.0L iron block with the stock crank, and I am going to be pushing 17-18psi through it with a cog setup soon....
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After calling MTI,JPR,More performance,He decided to go JPR 427,6.0l Iorn block,with a DI-SC or a V2.Thanks.
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Good choice....what kind of crank did he put in the motor...
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4.125 callies......
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he's going with sleeved ls6 block because mainly of the interchangability of the sleeves if something goes wrong
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