the LT1 block is no longer being made?
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the LT1 block is no longer being made? Ok, I am confused here. Me and enisguy had a convo awhile back about the LT1 block. I have been told and have read several times that the LT1 block is no longer being made. But how does SDPC and several other places have new LT1 blocks not old cores or anything, but actually new blocks? Anyone have thoughts?
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I've never read nor heard that they aren't being made anymore....very good possibility that is true and if it is, I'm sure there is quite a bit of surplus block those darn Canadians are holding on to 
I'll have to do some checking tomorrow and see what I can find out.
I'll have to do some checking tomorrow and see what I can find out.
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Scoggin dickey bought all the surplus or by the pallet of blocks from gm...kinda like summit buying the 5.0 h.o. ford engines from ford and selling them......... Gm still evidentally produces the block or has a warehouse somewhere since they offer long block lt1 engines still.. Not sure why they dont sell the block by itself however...
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Originally Posted by Joe Overton
Scoggin dickey bought all the surplus or by the pallet of blocks from gm...kinda like summit buying the 5.0 h.o. ford engines from ford and selling them......... Gm still evidentally produces the block or has a warehouse somewhere since they offer long block lt1 engines still.. Not sure why they dont sell the block by itself however...
If GM was smart, they would offer bare 4 bolt LT1 blocks. They could sell them for 500.00 ea. all day long because it's much cheaper than converting a 2 bolt block.
If I were king for a day,,,, lol....
Mike
If I were king for a day,,,, lol....
Mike
Originally Posted by Mikey 97Z M6
If GM was smart, they would offer bare 4 bolt LT1 blocks. They could sell them for 500.00 ea. all day long because it's much cheaper than converting a 2 bolt block.
If I were king for a day,,,, lol....
Mike
If I were king for a day,,,, lol....
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From what I was told at The vette plant during one of many tours, Car manufacturers will do a contract thing with companies like SD and either sell them the NOS stockpile, continue casting them for said companies, or sell the companies the casting molds to make their own. From what I gather, The 4 bolt casting mold was never sold and is not being used. Basically it's shut down and put away. Probably until someone like Dart or Brodix puts up enough $$$ to buy it when the time is right, basically when almost all remaining are depleted and the cost will be like a 426 hemi or ZL1 block, today.
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