I'm curious who would perfer to have an aluminum block in their Cobra over a cast iron one and why?
Originally posted by Hissman
It all came down to Cost .Vs. the Ford bean counters.
Originally posted by Oh Three Cobra
Yea, it would have been cheeper for ford to use the current aluminum block than to cast a new iron block. I herd that in testing they damaged an aluminum block which they initially planned to use. Anyone ever see the video of the supercharged 99-01 cobra racing a z06 that cracks the block?
Originally posted by Oh Three Cobra
Anyone ever see the video of the supercharged 99-01 cobra racing a z06 that cracks the block?
Originally posted by Bob Cosby
One of these days I'm going to need a rebuild. When that happens, I intend to go with an aluminum block for the primary reason of saving weight (~100 lbs - not the 200 lbs cited above).
Personally, I have seen nothing that would convince me that an aluminum block couldn't reliably handle 500-600 RWHP in a daily driver, which is the range I intend to be in.