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Cast iron block vs. Aluminum block
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<blockquote data-quote="Jpjr" data-source="post: 1715207" data-attributes="member: 20896"><p>I mentioned NASCAR. And I also mentioned that aluminum blocks are literally banned at all kinds of race tracks across the country. </p><p></p><p>The reason is MONEY. Compare the cost of a NASCAR iron block, which you could build out of a Summit catalog, and a F1 aluminum block, which probably get built by NASA <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. That is the point. High-performance aluminum blocks show up in Ferraris and F1 cars because they are simply a lot of $$$. People racing thier beat up monte-carlos at the track on weekends are not going to have Teksid blocks under the hood. And if they were racing cheap alumminum motors, one could make the argument that they are more prone to failure under high hp applications which could lead to more accidents.</p><p></p><p>This is the whole point of my original post. The iron blocks in our cars are 'caveman', like NASCAR, but extremely reliable and cheaper. For those of us that don't know enough about well tooled aluminium, it seems like the less risky application. That said, I've at least 5 times within this thread acknowledged to Hissman that a well tooled aluminum block, like a Teksid, can outperform many iron blocks. That's something to be said as I had no idea aluminum was being used for such extreme applications.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jpjr, post: 1715207, member: 20896"] I mentioned NASCAR. And I also mentioned that aluminum blocks are literally banned at all kinds of race tracks across the country. The reason is MONEY. Compare the cost of a NASCAR iron block, which you could build out of a Summit catalog, and a F1 aluminum block, which probably get built by NASA :). That is the point. High-performance aluminum blocks show up in Ferraris and F1 cars because they are simply a lot of $$$. People racing thier beat up monte-carlos at the track on weekends are not going to have Teksid blocks under the hood. And if they were racing cheap alumminum motors, one could make the argument that they are more prone to failure under high hp applications which could lead to more accidents. This is the whole point of my original post. The iron blocks in our cars are 'caveman', like NASCAR, but extremely reliable and cheaper. For those of us that don't know enough about well tooled aluminium, it seems like the less risky application. That said, I've at least 5 times within this thread acknowledged to Hissman that a well tooled aluminum block, like a Teksid, can outperform many iron blocks. That's something to be said as I had no idea aluminum was being used for such extreme applications. [/QUOTE]
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