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Originally Posted by Seadog
Is it a cost saving? Is it tradition from the old days? Are they related to Nascar blocks in any way? Do they start life as a stock block from a manufacturer? Why don't they use a sprint car aluminum 410 in SC? If they did, could you swap the engines between a sprint car and an SC car?
I'm just uninformed and curious.
Discuss.
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Is it a cost saving?
Yes.
Dart Little M lightweight iron block, $3,535.95
Brodix Aluminum Block, $5,272.95
Prices from
www.summitracing.com
Tradition?
Don't know.
Are they related to Nascar blocks in any way?
Don't know diddley about Nascar
Do they start life as a stock block from a manufacturer?
They can, but the Dart block is more cost effective & is of more consistant quality.
Why don't they use a sprint car aluminum 410 in SC?
Speeds are about as fast as SC cars can "safely" crash with the 355's
If they did, could you swap the engines between a sprint car and an SC car?
Probably, but I think I would want to change the camshaft because of the track length & the car weight.