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Old 04-27-2006, 07:34 PM
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Default Weight gain of a 6.0 iron block?

Just wondering what the weight gain of the 6.0 iron block compared to the stock ls1 aluminum block. Also what would be the most boost you can run on a stock ls1 block. forged internals but stock block.
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its around 75lbs or so....get a tubular Kframe and offset that to about 30-40lbs....
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I just say 100 lbs...i notice a diffrenece mainly in braking. But, alas, I was never used to slowing down from 125 with a bolt on LS1.
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I agee ith BLKWS6.. I also went to the 6.0 iron block and it was right around 80 lbs..




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