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September 17, 2016 at
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Does anyone have the Aluminum Nance that Fred Linder drove? I am sure others drove it but I think Linder did for sure. Is it in a museum? Anyone know?
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September 17, 2016 at
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Posted By: revjimk on September 16 2016 at 04:58:14 PM
Slight digression: Wouldn't it make sprint cars more affordable if the rules mandated steel, factory production engine blocks?
Trostle said in his book they used to get them from junkyards....
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Factory steel blocks are to save weight cast in thin walls. Iknow a little about factory blocks, In a 360 you would be lucky if engine block lasted 15=20 races. Any thing over 500 hp and block will not last unless you are the most lucky guy in world. The OEM 305 blocks are failing. The aftermarket steel blocks by DART are very good. If you need to run a steel block DART is the best way to go.Bob Trostle was talking about engines in the 1960-1970-1980 era. There was nothing but oem blocks for most of that time. They used to run everything from 283 to 327. In the 1960 and 1970 there were no racing rods and cranks you could afford so they used oem parts. The chevy pink rods were good to about 7000rpm. The good thing on alum. blocks is they can be welded and repaired
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September 18, 2016 at
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Reply to:
Posted By: linbob on September 17 2016 at 09:48:13 PM
Factory steel blocks are to save weight cast in thin walls. Iknow a little about factory blocks, In a 360 you would be lucky if engine block lasted 15=20 races. Any thing over 500 hp and block will not last unless you are the most lucky guy in world. The OEM 305 blocks are failing. The aftermarket steel blocks by DART are very good. If you need to run a steel block DART is the best way to go.Bob Trostle was talking about engines in the 1960-1970-1980 era. There was nothing but oem blocks for most of that time. They used to run everything from 283 to 327. In the 1960 and 1970 there were no racing rods and cranks you could afford so they used oem parts. The chevy pink rods were good to about 7000rpm. The good thing on alum. blocks is they can be welded and repaired
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Thanks for the education...
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