Dart guys,
I thought I heard you guys (I think it was you) were coming out with a new aftermarket LSx block with 5 bolts/ cyl., is this true and if so when?

Sorry for the OT question.

 

That would be very interesting to see.

 

There are no plans for a block on the drawing board. We may look at it in a year or two. Right now, we have other new products that will occupy our R&D dept. for a while.

 

My bad, I was thinking of World Products.

 

That wouldn't suck either....

 

When can we expect them to hit wholesalers?
JEGS/Summit etc.....

 

Mid to late October is what they told me. When I called Jeg's (3 weeks ago) to put in my order on these heads, they said they had 4 sets coming and I ordered/got in line and I was #3.. They said when they get them, they will send a set to me. Thats what I found out anyway..

 

Talked with Dart today... I'm going to have a set of 225cc heads here in the next few days too look over. I'm going to flow them and check them over and I can give you guys the run down. Some very good head porters that I have talked too have good things to say about them so I'm excited to see them. Hopefully we will team them up with a cam and install them on a setup in the next month and have some dyno numbers on what they can do.

Bret

 

Thats sweet... Are you guys getting the heads with the lighter valves?

 

No the 11/32 valves but I will check the weight on them as well to check how close it is.... I shouldn't have problems controling the valves anyways since that parts my daily job.

Bret

 

Maybe I will send you a set at a discount price. I didn't know you built engines on a daily basis

 

No he deals with my engines on a daily basis.

 

it's horrible. I'm going to prank phone call him @ 3 am his time this morning.

 

Is that good?

 

Like you haven't done that before, at least have some interesting stripper with you to liven up the conversation.... I'm not even going to mention the sweater from our last convo lol....

 

Fine I'll go to Flynt's tomorrow night or wait for Lauren to get off work. I'm getting that tranny Mikey was talkin' bout. 2.52 1st gear, Alum drum yadda yadda yadda.

 

Bret why go with the 225?
U wouldnt want the 205 for a 346CI setup?

Please let us know asap as to what u find....

 

The valves we sent to Bret were just our standard 11/32 vavless we use in all of our chevy heads, and ford heads. They were not the ones we had worked up to use with the LS1 heads, we never persued ordering any because we have decided to go a different way with the valve stem diameters. No thanks to Rick and Myself gripping a whole lot!! We as racers and end users wanted to make sure that you guys get a part that will allow you to use parts you already own, and not have to buy special retainers, locks, seals, springs, valves or whatever. I will give more specifics as soon as the valve design is finished and we have the weights. But our goal with Bret is for someone to see the heads, his is getting some of the first forty samples we made and they are exactly that samples, we have made some changes in them regarding machining and parts already and that is why we sample them first. Thanks

 

Do you guys know when the next set of heads are going out? I placed my order thrue Jegs if it matters. Thanks

 

Wow this is a great thread, I love to see the manufactures of aftermarket parts right here disscusing their product, and then taking feedback right to R&D. Look what good it has done so far. Hats off to Dart, AFR, and ET.