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Old Jul 11, 2016 | 03:24 PM
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I am working on this with a customer presently. Should be on the market in a few months in 3 different configurations. Normal deck LS, tall deck LS, and the third version that I am not quite sure about. Race only as there are no water passages. Block weighs 76 pounds when done. These pics were taken a few weeks ago. They are in heat treat right now.

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That is a work of art, but no street version??? Come-on....
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How about a V12 version?
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How about a V12 version?

My thoughts exactly..but I'm not greedy; I'll settle for 10. If billet, just give us a couple more holes!
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My thoughts exactly..but I'm not greedy; I'll settle for 10. If billet, just give us a couple more holes!
Better order the crankshaft/cam now, because it's going to take a very long time to get.
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Better order the crankshaft/cam now, because it's going to take a very long time to get.
And the heads! Extending the block and adding a few extra cylinders is actually the easy part!
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And the heads! Extending the block and adding a few extra cylinders is actually the easy part!
What happened to "copy and paste?"
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What happened to the street version?
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What happened to "copy and paste?"
Yeah...that would be using the "copy and paste" method.

Street version? GM makes those!
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just out of curiosity, how much do they move around from heat treat
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just out of curiosity, how much do they move around from heat treat
Not much - maybe .01" - .02", but you cannot leave more than .125" on any finished surface to finish.
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