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Aluminum block thoughts

Old Dec 8, 2011 | 05:07 PM
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I think I'm going to go with the aluminum block. Seems like there more pluses with the aluminum than I thought.
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Old Dec 9, 2011 | 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by stock48
... The iron lq4 block I weighed put 25 lbs on a 2 bolt main big block chevy.
I don't understand which one weighs more.
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Old Dec 9, 2011 | 09:14 AM
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I would say he means the lq4 is heavier.
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Old Dec 9, 2011 | 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeGyver
I don't understand which one weighs more.
The LQ4 block was 25lbs heaver then the big block chevy.
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Old Dec 9, 2011 | 09:44 AM
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Anyone else know if this is true? I'm hoping it is, I'm looking to build a stock bore LS1 stroker. Sorry to thread jack, I had just never heard of this.
It's true, went through all this **** back in my stroker days. The cylinders extends about a quarter further towards the crank than an iron block. You just have to notch the bottom of the sleeves for the rod bolts to clear.
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Old Dec 9, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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I would use the LS2 block with Sleeve's
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Old Dec 10, 2011 | 09:43 AM
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Just out of curiosity, How big of bore size could you go on a sleeved LS2 aluminum block?
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 10:56 AM
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Bringing this back up as I am going to be ordering my block soon.

If you sleeve a LS2 how big of a bore could you safely on up to say 20#'s of boost?

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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 09:46 PM
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ERL does alot of sleved LS2's and from talking to them they say that they are fine with a. 030 overbore. With their sleeves and the super deck they can come out to 511 cubes.
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 09:54 PM
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Yeah I have been hunting around, and found ERL and have heard nothing but great things about there blocks. And after pricing everything out I think I am gonna bite yet another bullet and buy one of there 427 six bolt blocks.
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