00ChevyScott

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Oh so thats why!

trever1t

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of course the weight difference between the iron and aluminum blocks is only ~80lbs

GMCtrk

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That article wasn't the best. On their huge picture of the "5.3" it had 317 heads

Mr. Sandog

Rule of thumb is for every 100 lbs. you shed you gain 1/10 sec.

jvtex

80lbs is a lot off the front of a Camaro. I know it doesn't seem like much with a 4700 lbs truck, but for a 2700 lbs camaro, it's like taking all the the A/C, Power steering and, & air injection off the car. things that are already off! plus trying to achieve 50/50 balance is key. We've already relocated the Radiator to the rear of the car for better balance.

00ChevyScott

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Wouldn't the added weight of extra coolant negate the gains from moving it to the back???

jvtex

Take that "rule of thumb" theory and apply it to a every corner. If you can gain a tenth of a second in every corner/turn with a course set-up averaging 15-20 turns. You are gaining seconds now! Not tenths.

-joel

jvtex

No, it does helps. Plus, you're taking weight off the front and moving it to the center and rear of the car. THe aluminum tubing might weigh a pound or two.

ForcedTQ

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I saw that too and thought WTF? Then I tried looking in the photo for the 6.0 stamping on the front of the block!