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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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More photos at: http://w2wpowertrain.com/t-dartls-2.aspx

This is not the finished product. The guys from Dart came by today to discuss the next steps to be taken to finish up the piece. We were of course happy to oblige them
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 04:16 PM
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Now that is a thing of beauty. Whats the time frame / Price of this thing going to be or ( Is the info even avaiable yet ).

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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 04:26 PM
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that is awesome. how many days did it take to make that? and that must be some wicked CnC program
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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Should be ready by Christmas
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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Looks expensive, lol.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 05:53 PM
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Holy ****! Details, Details, Details! Ready by Christmas eh? They certainly managed to keep this hush hush then, as I've heard nothing of it.

I want go with a Warhawk block, etc. Can't wait to hear more though!
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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HOLY F'N WOW! That thing is beautiful. But I can guess it's out of my price range.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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I don't want to hedge a guess. Perhaps Kurt has an idea of how much and when. I am sure he will join in this weekend with some info. I believe this block will be the ticket for big power in race applications, but not sure about its practicality for street use.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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Ive Heard 6k for it
Well put it this way..

when I asked about the lsx block on the dart website I was told about 6k for the block.

Considering you most likely wont need to spend another 2 or 3k to fix a supposed ready to run block I think the price is right =)
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 03:22 AM
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That is a piece of engineering right there. I can only imagine desiging the cam program to run that cnc haha.
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 05:11 AM
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LOL you have to overhaul the CNC machine by the time that block get done. Every tool would be gone. I bet that is 1 week of machine time. so cool though! I bet the conversational code or G code whatever they used for that bitch is a mile long.
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 11:26 AM
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I'm curious as to how big it will go?
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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Dart will have a block at PRI in Orlando for everyone to see.
The price is not set in stone yet, but it will be over 6000.
How big will it go, hmmmm, never thought about that. The deck is available as tall as you want it, so over 500ci would be a snap. The main reason for the block would be more geared towards high hp builds that require ultimate strength with reasonable weight. No blocks currently fill this need.

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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 05:39 PM
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maybe about 400-410 and big turbo, solid cam 2000 hp engine....maybe.....wow.
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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This, to me, is as amazing as a dual-core Pentium. The billet itself is pretty amazing.
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i think 2k hp woul dbe a drop ina bucket to this block... thats just...wow.. im gonna guess more toward 7k in price..heh. will you guys be "testing" a casper'esc setup with this?
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 01:38 AM
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:00 AM
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can you imagine that thing polished? c'mon you know somebody is gonna do it.
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 11:03 AM
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How do the water jackets get machined? Just wondering how material is removed from around the cylinders without removing deck material.
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 11:11 AM
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The jackets are machined from the sides, then plates with o-rings cover and seal the water in.

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