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jbiscuit
09-16-2010, 08:29 AM
canted deck surfaces and it sure looks like a light colored metal? Hmm :shades

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q90/JIMKWI/brw1.jpg

Prince Valiant
09-16-2010, 08:37 AM
Where are the lifter bores?

DR.FORD
09-16-2010, 08:38 AM
OHV "W" motor, silly!

GRNDNL
09-16-2010, 08:47 AM
Where are the lifter bores?

Well Duh....:rolleyes:...Its got overhead cams......;)

Just going to right stuff the heads on?......

juicedimpss
09-16-2010, 09:00 AM
does it use glue to hold the heads on?

edit: treed by kieth. didnt see his response.

jbiscuit
09-16-2010, 09:15 AM
its the first rough casting of an all aluminum 409 block. Hasn't been machined yet obviously. This guy has enough room to stroke it to 565 inch.

BR3W CITY
09-16-2010, 11:41 AM
yikes, would be a sweeet big cube motor

Bobby "Big Daddy" Flay
09-16-2010, 12:38 PM
Those cylinders are tiny.

juicedimpss
09-16-2010, 12:41 PM
its the first rough casting of an all aluminum 409 block. Hasn't been machined yet obviously. This guy has enough room to stroke it to 565 inch.

what is his targeted final price?

jbiscuit
09-16-2010, 01:35 PM
Good question. Looks like alloy block will be under $5k. The iron version will be under $3k. The iron version of this block will be safe out to 4.625" bore and can swing a 4.25" crank easily will room up to 4.75" (with some massaging). The guy making them has been doing R&D on these for years and they incorporate key features and girth in all the right places that will make the W-motor a great alternative to your standard BBC. Pretty exciting for the hobby actually. World introduced their alloy W-motor a few months ago which is a nice piece also but I think these BWR blocks will be even more stout. AND you can get an iron verion. World (at this time) is not offering an iron version

World W-block:
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/forum/world-products-409-block-rat-power-5994.html#

jbiscuit
09-16-2010, 01:41 PM
Those cylinders are tiny.

umm don't assume. The block is big. Finished boring will have them at 4.5" with room to go to 4.625" :stare

hrsp
09-24-2010, 12:04 AM
whats it going in?

jbiscuit
09-24-2010, 05:03 PM
this first all aluminum block pictured is going into a 61 Impala race car. An iron version is being put together with a single turbo!