Subject	No. The block that we weighed was a cast-iron chevy
Posted by	Ash's Z on April 26, 2005 at 2:19 PM
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In Reply To	do you mean the aluminum ls1 block? or the 350 4bolt/2bolt posted by z324u on April 26, 2005 at 02:06 PM
Message	350 block.. I can't tell you if it was a 2 or 4 bolt main though. It has been some time since then. I did this with Mike Hillman, the machinist I worked with while I was up at Z1. I was up at the machine shop one night hanging out with Mike and the idea crossed my mind when he commented about the weight of the VG.. So we grabbed the next-closest bare cast iron block, a chevy 350, and threw them up on the scale. We were both suprised with what we found. [ ashspecz.com ] [ agpowers@bellsouth.net ] Enthusiasts soon understand each other. --W. Irving. Are you an enthusiast? If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor. Albert Einstein
Follow Ups	Quick Question. Block Weight - Import-Driven 13:05:10 04/26/05 I'd bet Ash or Bernie would know. Try emailing either of - Dave N 13:12:15 04/26/05 Hmm.. It weighs 1 lb more than a chevy 350 block.. - Ash's Z 13:13:35 04/26/05 that much for JUST the block? - Zluster(Project Platypus) 13:22:43 04/26/05 I could be wrong on the actual weight, but I remember - Ash's Z 14:04:14 04/26/05 that is very suprising...182cu=350cu weight? (n/m) - shawnc 13:27:29 04/26/05 Bigger and more bores = less mass in the block (n/m) - NytWolf 13:29:48 04/26/05 ah ok. Understood now. Thankyou (n/m) - shawnc 13:37:50 04/26/05 Is the 350 block aluminum? Iron is ~ 3x denser than Al. (n/m) - Scotts94z32 13:37:54 04/26/05 yeah, think he might be reffering to the LS1 (n/m) - PhishZ 13:40:12 04/26/05 No, I'm not. I'm comparing a cast iron 350 block to a cast - Ash's Z 14:02:02 04/26/05 And so? The Z32 block is iron, only the heads are AL. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 14:34:13 04/26/05 Exactly. And so if the LS1 350 block was Al versus the Fe - Scotts94z32 14:40:14 04/26/05 Hmm...if that's so... - inf 13:33:56 04/26/05 size /= weight, DOHC /= pushrod, hoodline, etc. (n/m) - MedManZ 13:38:53 04/26/05 90* V8, especially a DOHC, is much wider and a little longer - PhishZ 13:39:07 04/26/05 that's the bare block. Add the extra weight of larger - boileralum 13:46:14 04/26/05 do you mean the aluminum ls1 block? or the 350 4bolt/2bolt - z324u 14:06:52 04/26/05 No. The block that we weighed was a cast-iron chevy - Ash's Z 14:19:05 04/26/05 The block itself weighs about 130 lbs. - Marshall 14:59:28 04/26/05 I can confirm that. - ZFreak (Dallas) 23:01:18 04/26/05
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