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Old 05-03-2019, 09:43 PM
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i don,t know the weight of the ls engine but the 525 efi has edelbrock aluminum heads so i doubt it weighs 500 lbs more than the ls engine.350 lbs seems more like it to me.
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Just read an article where they swapped an ALL iron bbc, from a 67 chevelle, for an ALL aluminum LS3. Car scaled 266lbs lighter.

Had that bbc had alum heads, the difference would have been prob 190-200lbs.

Are yours aluminum or iron blocks Mgg?
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Originally Posted by mggdoors
Here is a 468 blower motor on the same dyno just for comparison sake. You can decide if it is greedy or not. I believe he said this was 731 cam
not all 468 blower motors are the same,try that same engine with a 8.71 or a merc 420 on it,not even in the same league.
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joe,just to prove my point,if i remember correctly you have 468s with merc 420s,do you have a dyno sheet to post up as i don,t remember your hp and torque figures.
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Originally Posted by mike tkach
joe,just to prove my point,if i remember correctly you have 468s with merc 420s,do you have a dyno sheet to post up as i don,t remember your hp and torque figures.
I think i have the one from borowski, with the old heads, no intercoolers. Boat ran 89mph with that combo. With new heads, chillers, little more boost, boat ran 96.
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I’m on board if they’re bored and stroked to 454 with ported heads and tunnel rams

Theyll be more efficient than bbc blower motors for sure. But I wouldn’t think they’d be more efficient than an injected big block. They may have a better chamber, but that would be a minor improvement. If you’re talking apples to apples NA motors.
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I think we once again missed the point. That 468 blower motor is not something I an competing against. Just a reference to judge against as for accuracy of the dyno I ran on. Thats it. If I wanted to compete with a blower motor than I would compete by either turbo or supercharger/ procharger. Not the case. Its just a reference
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Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER
Just read an article where they swapped an ALL iron bbc, from a 67 chevelle, for an ALL aluminum LS3. Car scaled 266lbs lighter.

Had that bbc had alum heads, the difference would have been prob 190-200lbs.

Are yours aluminum or iron blocks Mgg?
iron. My block is like 90lb heavier than aluminum ls. Mine all in with exhaust front accessories everything will be in the 600lb range. Exhaust minus risers are even aluminum. Oil cooler is not mounted on engine. Everything on ls is smaller. Crank rods pistons valves heads. It all adds up. And then add though beautiful, but heavy headers, efi intake fuel rails, ecu, distributor etc.
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I’m all for you doing whatever you want to your boat. I feel kinda bad for this second guy you convinced to do the same with all of these exaggerations though.
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Originally Posted by hogie roll
I’m on board if they’re bored and stroked to 454 with ported heads and tunnel rams

Theyll be more efficient than bbc blower motors for sure. But I wouldn’t think they’d be more efficient than an injected big block. They may have a better chamber, but that would be a minor improvement. If you’re talking apples to apples NA motors.
Would be awesome but out of room for growth. Big power though for sure. I kicked around waiting a tear and doing this with lsx block but cost was significant
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